D^r The United States in Account with James Hays drs cts For his pay from the 1^st March 1778 to the 12^th May 1780 Inclusively 26 Months 12 days @ 6⅔ d^rs p Months 1/6 As I cannot ascertain when the above man made his escape have only allowed pay to the time he was Captured [signed] Joseph Howell Auditor of the Treasury --- Hays prio Late 3^d Reg^t South Carolina 6 cts By commutation pay due of the State of S. Carolina 21 for 10 Months to 1773 135 Dolls @ 3/00 from 31 47 " ditto of 12 [undecipherable] Aug 15 Feb 7. 79 " ditto of the United States from 8 Mar 79 the 5." [undecipherable] 80 – 11 Months @ 6⅔ 73 33 dollars p Months — " ditto of the State from 1^st Sep^t 79 to 1^st Feb 80 – 5 Months @ 30/ 6 d^rs p month 128 33 6 d^rs p month 7 65 By balance to be Certified interest [undecipherable] N^o 38 from 1^st August 1790 Dollars 176 – War Department July 18, 1794 Settled in pursuance of an Act of the first Session of the second Congress of the United States passed the 27^th Mar 92 [signed] Joseph Howell Auditor of the Treasury