Sir Barracks at Lancaster March 5^th 1794 Inclosed I send two Muster rolls up to the first of this month the Serj^t & Men has directed me to apply to you for the arrears of pay due this [undecipherable] of Men that I [undecipherable] with me from L^t Gambles Comp^y by Barracks I [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable: inlisted] in Captain Kriegers Company of Alexander Donalds Corps [undecipherable] and they have received the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] up to the first day of [undecipherable] 1793 Corporal Burd of [undecipherable] [undecipherable]ⁿ [undecipherable] [undecipherable] has been paid up to the first of September last at Carlisle I entered the Service [undecipherable] of August 1792 as a Volunteer & did duty [undecipherable] till the [undecipherable] of April 1793 when an Appointment came out at General Orders at Legionville in Place of Ensign [undecipherable] Promoted, As I was eight months & four days in [undecipherable: duty] before I was [undecipherable: appointed] I received no compensation for my Service I humbly conceive [undecipherable] one these I ought to take rank from Mr [undecipherable] Promotion, I refer you to Col^l [undecipherable: Butler] who is now in the City to [undecipherable: confirm] the [undecipherable: truth] of what I [undecipherable: advance] upon my being [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] was advanced three months pay by order of the Commander in Chief I would be glad to have some [undecipherable] [undecipherable] by next [undecipherable] of conveyance I have the Honour to be your Most Ob^t Humble Serv^t Joseph Howell Esq^r [undecipherable] McCl[undecipherable] Accomptant L^t [undecipherable] [Endorsement: 1794 / L^t McCl[undecipherable] / Incloses Muster Rolls & [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] due the [undecipherable] / March 5. 1794 / [undecipherable]]