William Polk Esq^r superⁿ Charlotte North Carolina Accountants Office February 7^th Sir I have received your letter of the 2^d respecting your claim for land as a deranged Officer, and have at the War Office where the names of Officers entitled to land the United States are returned, your name does not appear on it. If you was deranged as a major you would be entitle to 400 a and in order to ascertain this point I have had recourse to the Rolls, where you appear to be omitted in January 1778 without reason being offered I have also referred to your settlements which made with the State of North Carolina where it appears they ha with you for pay & subsistance 8^th up to 31 August 1779 it would t appear that you could not have been considered as a deranged O entitled to Land from the United States I am &^c W^m Simmon Acc^t Ensⁿ W^m R. Boote New Brunswick N.J. Accountants Office February 26^th 179 Sir In absence of the accountant I have to ac the receipt of your letter of the 24^th Inst^t enclosing sundry receipts paid by you which will be filed subject to a future settlement Your letter of the 17^th Inst^t has been rece enclosing sundry receipts for bounties paid by you & payrolls for D January last the answer was delayed on account of the want of app having passed in Congress for 98 I expect they will pass in a few d the amount of the latter will be remitted to you I am &^c Peter H [Page 214 YPU01]