[The United States D^r to Benjamin [undecipherable] [undecipherable] late of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [undecipherable]] By months pay rec. 8 Months @ [undecipherable] days in 1778 38 Dolls @ 5 drs for one 11.60 Ditto for 1779 80 Dolls @ 21 drs for one 3.65 Ditto for January February & March 1780 20 Dolls @ 40 Drs for one— 50 By Balance to be Certified on Interest from the 1 Feb 1780 179.25 188— Dollars War Accountants Office March 8^th 1796 Settled in pursuance of an Act of the first Session of the Second Congress of the United States passed the 27^th of [undecipherable] 1793. [undecipherable] Howell [The] United States [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] the time Pay from the 4^th April 1778 to the 16^th of August 1780 exclusive: 28 Months 6 days @ 6⅔ Drs of Month 188— Note. The merits of this claim rests on the Oath of Leonard Polk attested by [undecipherable] Howell to the Treasury.