of one thousand dollars remitted upon by particular direction of the Secretary of War on the 25^th [inst.] to be paid to John Bryant deputy commissary Military Stores at Springfield for which he is to be accountable. — I am &c &c Joseph Howell Nathaniel Graham Esq^r Supervisor Boston Mass^t W.D. Accountants Office April 25^th 1792 Sir I have delayed answering the question proposed by you relative to the claim of Capt 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 1792 [&] 1793 it does not appear that he was Mustered as Aid de camp, but in referring to the accounts as Titled by M^r Pierce, Capt. White is there mentioned as such the only allowed the pay of a Captain — I also find that M^r Pierce paid Capt. White the sum of twenty five dollars and [undecipherable] for his services as intendant of prisoners from the 15 of August to 21 October 1792, consequently he could not consider himself an Aid de Camp during that period. — You will find enclosed the opinion of the Secretary of War relative to Brevet rank which I have obtained from him. The I am &c &c Comptroller of the Joseph Howell Treasury. — Questions in respect to Major Moses White's claim by the Comptroller. 1^st Had General [undecipherable] a separate command as Brigadier General for the whole or any part of the time between August 1^st 1791 and November 3, 1793. 2. In the Officer pay rolls in 1792 and 1793 was Major White included for the extra pay of A.D. Camp. 3. Was the claim for extra pay as A.D. Camp presented to M^r Pierce? 4. If the claim was presented was it decided on, or was the consideration of it [undecipherable]. 5. Is there any precedent which can govern in this case. Answers to the foregoing Queries. To the 1^st As I was not with the Army within this period I cannot of myself answer this query — but from the information of the Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of War he commanded a Brigade at York Town in Virginia, how long this command continued I am ignorant of. To the 2^d The specie pay drawn in the Year 1792 and 1793, was not by pay rolls but by an Account Current wherein the [undecipherable] debited the UStates with the amount due a Regiment on the Establishment and credited the same with the [undecipherable] from his circumstance I cannot ascertain how [Captain] White stood with respect to pay, but by the Accounts of the Regiment it appears he [undecipherable] received in 1792 Eighty dollars for pay of [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] for Captains pay only, and in 1793 two hundred dollars for January [undecipherable], March and April, he therefore received in 1793 the additional pay of ten dollars to the pay of Captains which was equal to those of a Major or Aid de Camp.