[From Gen. [undecipherable: prob. Knox] & the answ. — thereto from J Howell jr. Enter] [undecipherable address notation, rotated] Office of army aud^r New York May 13 1790 Sir By the accounts of depreciation of the State of New York transmitted to this Office it cannot be ascertained to what Period Jacobus Wynkoop was paid for depreciation. It appears however By the books of the Paym^r G^l that he has Recd pay due him to the 1 Sep^t 1779 which may probably be the extent of the time he was in Service I have the Honor to be Sir your obd Servt [Sign] J. Howell jr. The Honble The Secrey at War To what period was Jacobus Wynkoop commodore of the lakes, considered as in Service by the State — New [strikethrough: york] & having paid him deprecia[tion] Jacobus Wynkoop appears to be paid on the books of the Paym^r Gen^l for service, to the 1^st September 1779.