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Sir,
 
Sir,
  
                                 In compliance with your request I have examined the [undecipherable] of the late North Carolina line for [undecipherable] of pay and subsistence due the officers of [undecipherable] Line for the Years 1782  & 1783 and finds that Capt. John Ingles has been omitted for his Subsistence this [undecipherable] I [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from his [undecipherable] transmitting his account attested in his letter <s>[undecipherable]</s> he informs you that this has since been done &
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                                 In compliance with your request I have examined the [undecipherable] of the late North Carolina line for arrearages of pay and subsistence due the officers of N.<sup>o</sup> Line for the Years 1782  & 1783 and finds that Capt. John Ingles has been omitted for his Subsistence this [undecipherable] I [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from his [undecipherable] transmitting his account attested in his letter <s>[undecipherable]</s> he informs you that this has since been done &
 
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<s>[undecipherable]</s> that W. Pierce had no objection to admitting his claim- I have searched the papers of W. Pierce [undecipherable] also the [undecipherable] claims, for Capt. Ingles account but without effect - I am of opinion <s>that the sum of</s> there is due Capt. John Ingles for his Subsistence for the year 1782 the Sum of One hundred nineteen 10/90 does from the 1 Jany. to the 1 May 1783 (as which period the war deranged) the Sum of Eighty eight 27/90 dols amounting to Two Hundred & Seven 37/90 does. which Sum should be paid him on his attesting that the [undecipherable] any person for him had received the Same or any part thereof-  
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<s>[undecipherable]</s> that W. Pierce had no objection to admitting his claim- I have searched the papers of W. Pierce [undecipherable] also the [undecipherable] claims, for Capt. Ingles account but without effect - I am of opinion <s>that the sum of</s> there is due Capt. John Ingles for his Subsistence for the year 1782 the Sum of One hundred & nineteen 10/90 dols & from the 1 Jany. to the 1 May 1783 (at which period he was deranyed) the Sum of Eighty eight 27/90 dols amounting to Two hundred & seven 37/90 dols. which Sum should be paid him on his attesting that he nor any any person for him had received the Same or any part thereof-  
 
I have the Honor to be
 
I have the Honor to be
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Sir Your Obed Servt
 
Jos. Howell
 
Jos. Howell
[flourish]
 
  
 
The Honble
 
The Honble
The Secy. of War
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The Secy. at War-