for Jan^y, Feb^y and March 1794 which you will disburse agreeably to the inclosed pay roll— If you have not already receipted to M^r Gorham for the balance of your accounts to 31^st December last, and for the advance of 300 dollars for recruiting I beg it may be done immediately as your accounts cannot be closed for want of the receipts last mentioned— I am Sir &^c Joseph Howell Cap^t. Cornelius Lyman Springfield— Mass^tts— W. D. Accountants Office April 29^th 1794 Sir The Treasurer of the United States is directed to remit to you to be paid to Cap^t. Cornelius Lyman the sum of One hundred & eighty six dollars being for pay of himself and recruits for Jan^y, Feb^y and March 1794 for which he is to receipt to be accountable. I have to request that you would as soon as possible transmit his receipts for the sums remitted the [undecipherable]^th and 21^st March, also the receipts of one thousand dollars remitted you by particular direction of the Secretary of War on the 21^st Inst. to be paid to John Bryant deputy commissary Military Stores at Springfield for which he is to be accountable— I am Sir &^c Joseph Howell Nathaniel Gorham Esq^r Supervisor— Boston— Mass^tts W. D. Accountants Office April 29^th 1794 Sir I have delayed answering the question proposed by you relative to the claim of Cap^t. Moses White untill I should first satisfy myself by an appeal to such documents in my possession as might throw light on the subject— on examining the Musters of 1782 & 1783 it does not appear that he was Mustered as Aid de camp, but in referring to the accounts as settled by M^r Pierce, Cap^t. White is there mentioned as such tho' only allowed the pay of a Captain— I also find that M^r Pierce paid Cap^t. White the sum of twenty five dollars and 60/90 for his services as intendant of prisoners from the 15^th of August to 21^st October 1792. consequently he could