38 Accountants Office February 25^th 1794 Sir On the 26^th of November 1793, during the absence of M^r Pierce to the Eastward, I settled an account between the States and Brigadier General Elias Dayton, for monies expended in 96 & 77 for recruiting the 3^d Reg^t of New Jersey then commanded by him. on this settlement a balance appeared due the General of 1132 dollars 82 which according to the principles adopted on settlement of the Gentleman accounts was reduced to a specie value by the Scale when it was supposed the debt became due — The mode of reducing the balance was exceedingly dissatisfactory to the General, who alledged that the balance due was advanced by him in specie or specie value before he received any monies from the States for the purpose of recruiting, therefore a Certificate should issue for the whole at a specie value — to this I answered that I could not deviate from the instructions given by my Superior in Office more especially as the receipts generally appeared to have been taken after he received Money from the States