Settling the Accounts of Sundry Officers

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War department Accountants Office April 27. 1793 Sir You will herewith Receive a continuation of Warrants [strikethrough: fund] as also pay Rolls of Inf detachments under the command of the following Officers who which heeve been [strikethrough: direct] paid Viz.— Cap^t. W^m Kerrey [strikethrough: to] March'd. Captain Bez^t Howe to d^o— Cap^t L. Pike to d^o Cap^t John Pratt to d^o Cap^t. C. T. Dedam to Jany 31. 1743— I have no letters by yesterday post— pray when do you expect to move down to Fort Washington [strikethrough: I take] You will no doubt have [strikethrough: settled] before your departure with M^r Ohera who red the pay of the troops to [undecipherable] last [undecipherable] Your [undecipherable] J Nourse Caleb Swan Es^r

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Howell informs Swan that he will receive a continuation of warrants issued and also payrolls of detachments under the command of the following officers: Capt. William Kersey to Capt. Marshall and Capt. Bezaleel Howe; Capt. Kersey to Capt. Zebulon Pike and Capt. John Pratt; Capt. Kersey to Capt. Cornelius Sedam. He advises Swan to settle with Mr. O'Hara before moving down to Fort Washington.