[470] That Samuel Shively states - That he was [undecipherable] in the late War. That he served from its earliest commencement, untill the spring of 1779 when he was constrained by the distressing circumstances of his family to resign his commission - That the [undecipherable] several witnesses [undecipherable] this form prior to the resolve of Congress passed the 10^th day of April 1790. That the said resolve has been regarded by Congress & by all their Officers as a Barrier, excluding all persons from [undecipherable] who quitted the services prior to that date. that therefore the claims of the petitioner cannot be granted consistently with the said resolve, the directions thereof which have [undecipherable] all strong & uniform practice upon the subject pervading into the courts which have been settle by the United States - That as exceptions from this system [undecipherable] by the said resolve make involve a [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] numbers of persons, which have been considered as finally adjusted & of [undecipherable] concerns of Public debt - That Congress only are competent to this demand, whilst the general principles of policy or justice at this time require the courts or relative claims [undecipherable] by the United States during the late War - Sam Ye N.S. [Marginalia, left margin: John Dunnahower his [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of Pennsylvania Lancaster] Accountant's Office January 20^th 1800 I have not seen these states - the [undecipherable] stating that in the accounts of [undecipherable] Dollars [undecipherable] matter thereof to the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] analyzed in 1794. There is a charge of [undecipherable] of $70 on monies disbursed by him, [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable]