[From Henry Bedinger] M^r Joseph Howell Accountants Office War Department Philadelphia [docket, left margin, rotated: Bedinger Geo. M. regt. / Maj. 2^d Sub Legion U.S.A. / (Brev Service in Rev. from Pa.)] [notation, right margin, rotated: [undecipherable] / Henry Bedinger / [undecipherable]] Shepherd's Town July 10. 1796 M^r Joseph Howell Sir George M Bedinger, late Major in the 2^d Sub Legion, has transmitted to me the Enclosed papers, together with a Power of Attorney, Authorising me to Settle all his accounts & Receive all Balances & arears of Pay Due him for his Services in the Army. In his Letter to me he mentions his having written to M^r Betts requesting a Settlement of his account & his Letter is Enclosed to Mess^rs Cobb Linn, who Dispatched to Philadelphia — army [undecipherable], Situation in Jails, (declared unable to travel any Distance from Rheumatic Complaint), & that [undecipherable] the Cause of his (Reluctance) as to prevent his being able to travel a Distance of more by Six Hundred Miles he desired me to Represent his Case to the Secretary of War, can pray that a final Settlement may take place without Compelling a personal attendance — It is confirmed he is Charged with, in your Books with the Pay of [undecipherable] my Brother, at Fort Pitt by the lately Major, Gen [undecipherable] which the Am^t of One Hundred & forty three Dollars Sixty Eight [undecipherable], on the 16 October 1792, [undecipherable] which [undecipherable] he has not [undecipherable] any thing. and as I have finally through the agency of M^r Robert [undecipherable] Settled every other amount Charged to Major G M Bedinger, there Can be no Reason, I hope any Obstacle to a final Settlement. — I am However, unable to exhibit to you the Claims of Major Bedinger, against the United States being uninformed as to the time at which his Pay, Rations & Forage, as Major Commenced, as also the Services that were allowed for Rations as he defines the basis by which he profited during his Continuance in Service In his Statement to me he says he arrived at Fort Clinton or about the 1^st of September 1793, Remained there untill the [undecipherable] of October, was [undecipherable: probable reading "Carried"] to Kentucky by the Commanding in Chief [undecipherable] was from the 11^th of October to the 4^th November on [undecipherable] Ohio. He Remained [undecipherable] of his time of Service [undecipherable] Retained in Kentucky part of his last [undecipherable] laid off, with Rheumatick [undecipherable]. his pay and Forage being [undecipherable] will be easy for you, who [undecipherable] have access to all [undecipherable] & papers [undecipherable] the other points, to Settle the account with accuracy, and [undecipherable] have [undecipherable] done in your office — I am well aware that it is the Duty of all Officers or others employed in public Service of this Nations, to Come forward with their Claims, but as my Brother's [undecipherable] [undecipherable], and as the Comptroller has [undecipherable] addressed [undecipherable] to prosecute his Claims, would for his [undecipherable] perhaps more than the Balance [undecipherable] [undecipherable] seems able to Come forward, owing their Circumstances. I hope you will not think it an unreasonable request in thus applying to you to have his account Regularly Stated, [undecipherable] to inform [undecipherable] when it can be done, and if any Obstacle arises, how I may Remove them, so as to accomplish the desire of my Brother, on Facilitating a Settlement Between him and the United States your Immediate [undecipherable] Answer will Greatly Oblige your Obedient Servant Henry Bedinger M^r Joseph Howell Head Quarters Greeneville May 21, 1794 Sir [undecipherable], enclosed your letter, to me wherein you request him to have a Settlement made for your arrears of pay, Subsistence and Forage as Major in the [undecipherable] Sub Legion. I would advise that a Settlement [undecipherable] be made for you in Philadelphia; as you will ultimately have to Settle your public accounts there, both can be done at once. I have enclosed a list of the Charges against you — But if it Should be more Convenient for you to lodge your public accounts and Vouchers with me, and also any balance of public cash that may remain in your hands; than to go with them to Philadelphia, I will receive them and Send them forward to the accountants — of this however you are the best Judge. I am very respectfully y^r your Obedient Serv^t [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Troops [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] State Major Geo. M. Bedinger