Treasury Department
Register’s Office, 29th. November 1792.

These are to certify that the foregoing statement agrees with the several settlements which have been made at the treasury, of the Accounts of the Secretary at War, and that the same are finally closed (by payment of the above balance) in the books of the United States.

Joseph Nourse, Register.

No. II.

The United States of America, for sundry Expenditures from the 10th. of September 1789, to the 1st. of March, 1790.
To Joseph Howell, junr,
				Paymaster General,	Dr.
1789.
Sept.	17th.	No.	28,	Lt. E. Beatty, paymaster 1st. U: S: regt. for one month’s pay to Surgeon’s mate, and one month’s pay to Ensign Sedam dollars,	65.
		“	29.	Ditto, for three months pay to eleven discharged soldiers	132.
“	19th.	“	30.	Captain Joseph Savage, for one month’s pay for himself, Officers, non-commissioned Officers and privates of his Company of Artillery	243.
Octo.	17th.	“	32.	Capt. E: Beatty, paymaster, 1st. U: S: regt. for three months pay to 8 privates, lately discharged from said regiment	96.
	“	“	33.	Capt. Joseph Savage, for two months pay of one Corporal and four privates of his Company	42.
		“	34.	Ditto, for his subsistence, from April 1st. 1788, to September 1st. 1789 204.
				for do. of Lt. M. Porter, from April 1st. 1788, to April 1st. 1789 96.
				for do. of Lt. E: S: Fowle, from April 1st. 1788, to September 1st. 1789 136.	436.
			35.	Capt. E: Beatty, paymaster 1st. U:S: regt. being for three months pay of said regiment, and two companies of Artillery serving in the western department.	11.629.
“		“	36.	Capt. E: Beatty, paymaster 1st. U: S: regt. for subsistence due the Field, Staff and commissioned Officers of the Infantry, from April 1st. 1788, to September 1st. 1789	6.296.
“		“	37.	Ditto, for due one Major, two Captains, and three Lieutenants from April 1st. 1788, to September 1st. 1789	1 156.
“		“	38.	Ditto, for forage due to the field, Staff, and Major Doughty, from do. to do.	1 315.54
		“	39.	Ditto, for forage due the field and Staff Officers, from July 1st. 1787, to April 1st. 1788	702.
“		“	40.	Ditto, being his expenses from 8th. February 1788, to 17th. May 1788, and from December 28th. to 21st. October 1789	398.
Nov.	11th.	“	41.	Capt. Henry Burbeck, being for subsistence due himself, Lieut. John Pierce, and Doctor Heyward, from 1st. April 1788, to September 1st. 1789; and for do. due to Lieut. Wm Moore, from 1st. May 1788, to September 1st. 1789	604.
“	“	“	42.	Contingent Account, for sundry expenses of Office, from October 5th. to November 9th. 1789, as per vouchers,	62.60.
“	“	“	43.	William Price, D: C: Military Stores, for his subsistence from 1st. April 1788, to 1st. January 1789	72.
“	“	“	44.	Lieut. Moses Porter, for his subsistence for April, May, June, July and August 1789	40.
“	“	“	45.	Lieut. Colonel Henry Jackson for his pay, subsistence and forage due him from 1st. May to 15th. June 1787	141.
Nov.	11th.	No.	46.	Capt. Henry Burbeck, being for one and a half months pay for himself, two Lieutenants, one Surgeon’s mate, three serjeants, two corporals, one musician, and thirty privates; also three months pay for one musician and three privates of his Company, which completes three full months pay to his whole Company, on account of pay due for 1789	450.
“	“	“	47.	Captain Henry Burbeck, being for three months pay due Wm Maloney, a private in Ensign Luse’s detachment at Westpoint	12.
“	“	“	48.	Captain Joseph Savage, being for two months pay for himself, two Lieutenants, two Serjeants, two Corporals, one musician and eight privates; Also one and a half month’s pay of one musician and fourteen privates of his Company	383.45.
“	“	“	49.	Brigadier General Stark, for his pay, for January and February 1782	250.
“	“	“	50.	Lt. E: S: Fowle, for expenses incurred by him after deserters	13.
“	“	“	51.	Lt. Wm. Moore, for his extra-pay allowed him for doing the duty of Paymaster, for the post of West-Point and Springfield, from the 1st. July to September 30th. 1787	30.
“	“	“	52.	Captain John Smith, being for a half month’s pay for recruiting	147.
“	“	“	53.	Contingent Account for sundry Contingencies of Office, from November 6th. to 31st. December 1789	24.10.
1790
Janry.	7th	“	54.	Lt. John Pierce, for a half month’s pay to recruits raised for Capt. Burbeck’s Company, and Captain Savage’s, at West Point	60.
“	“	“	55.	William Hoch, a private in Major Doughty’s Company of Artillery, for one month’s pay on account	4.
“	22	“	56.	Lt. John Mercer, being for a Warrant drawn in his favor, the 5th. of March 1787, for half month’s pay to nineteen recruits, and opposed to his pay in settlement to the 1st. of Jan: 1787, for which Ensign Luse has accounted to the public in his settlement. …	38.
“	27th.	“	57.	Capt. John Smith, on account of recruiting his Company	100.
Feby.	1st.	“	58.	Lieut. William Moore, for one month’s pay	26.
					24,967.⁹⁷⁄₉₀
				is	24,967.87.
“	9th.	“	59.	Captain A. Paulint, late of Hazen’s regiment, for subsistence for May 1786	12.
“	18th.	“	61.	Lieut: John Pierce, being to complete one month’s pay to a detachment of recruits at Westpoint	216.50.
Feby.	20th.	No.	60.	Lieut. John Pierce, on account of recruiting Capt. Burbeck’s Company	50.
“	“	“	62.	Major William North, for his pay and subsistence, of Captain and Inspector from May 1st. 1787, to June 25th. 1788; and also for the pay, subsistence and clothing of his servant, during the same time	1272.62.
				Dollars,	26,518.99.

Auditor’s Office, March 9th. 1790.

Dr. The United States of America, in Account Current; with Joseph Howell, jun. P: M: G: since the 10th. September 1789.      on the present Government Cr.
To Amount of sundry payments since the 10th September 1789, per Abstract	26.518.99	By balance of an account settled with the United States, ending the 9th. September 1789	107.605. 7
Balance due the United States	105.263.62.	Octo: 10th. By Sam: Meredith Esqr. Treasurer, for a Warrant on him, No. 79, for	24.177.54.
Dollars	131.782.61.	Dollars	131.782.61.
Auditor’s Office, March 9th. 1790		Pay Office, New York, March 9th. 1790. Joseph Howell: p:m: genl.

Treasury Department, Register’s Office, November 21st. 1792.

I certify that the above is a true Copy, the Original of which, with the Vouchers therein referred to, are filed on record in this Office.

Joseph Nourse, Register.

Joseph Howell, acting paymaster General, in Account with the United States——			Cr.
By Amount of his disbursements from March 9th. 1790, to 31st. December 1791, arranged under the following heads, Viz:
Pay of the troops and militia, including the subsistence and forage of Officers, and arrears of Clothing due to sundry persons Dollars			344.823.71.
From which deduct, as follows, Viz:
This sum repaid by Samuel Armstrong, late paymaster of the 8th. Massachusetts regiment being a balance of pay remaining in his hands on settlement of his accounts	256.40.
Ditto received of Oliver Beers, administrator to the estate of Isaac Hubbel, for the balance due on settlement of the accounts of the latter, as paymaster to the second regiment of Artillery	977.96.
Ditto refunded by George Porter, for so much overpaid him, in the balance of pay due to Edward Barnard deceased	10.
Ditto repaid by Major J: P: Wyllis; being a balance in his hands, on the settlement of an Account, for the pay of troops under his command	752.60.
Ditto repaid by John Belli, paymaster to the Kentuckey militia, being the pay of sundry guides who had been previously paid	167.66
Ditto refunded by John Shryer, Assignee to sundry soldiers, for so much paid him on account of Thomas Jones, one of his Assignors, who had been previously paid …	53.33.
This sum overcharged in Vouchers, No. 116 and 120	6.
Ditto returned by William Findley, as pay due to sundry absentees of the Pennsylvania militia, being a part of dollars 5.139¹³⁄₁₀₀ received by him, for the pay of said Militia.	394. 9.
Ditto received of Major General Trescott, for the balance of his account, to the time of his resignation.	22.48
Amount of errors and overcharges, in the pay of sundry soldiers, per list	56.34.
		2.690.92
			342.132.79
By Contingencies of the pay Office			14.93
Ditto of War Department		11.843.98
From which deduct this sum, being a balance due by   Constant Freeman, on the settlement of his Account   of Expenditures		243.32
			11.600.66
By Quarter Master’s department			61.166.20.
Indian do			32.379.78.
By Hospital Department		4984.23.
Deduct on error of addition in Doct. M: Scott’s account   for medicines and attendance		2.68
			4981.55.
By Surveying Department			1000.
Ordnance do		1455.29.
Deduct an Overcharge in Joseph Cranch’s account		80.
			1454.49.
By Bounties advanced for the recruiting service and premiums to Officers   for inlisting men		25.792.
Deduct this sum repaid by Lieut. Matthew Ernest, being   the balance of his recruiting account		124.
			25.668.
By Subsistence			24.917.32½
By Arrears of pay and subsistence due to sundry Officers and   privates of the late Army in the years 1782, and 1783			1.346.10.
By the following sums advanced to the undernamed persons, pursuant to instructions received from the Secretary of the Treasury, Viz:
John Hopkins, Loan Officer for the State of Virginia,   to discharge the arrears of pay and subsistence, due   to the Officers and privates of the late line of said State		22.213.51.
William Skinner, Loan Officer for the State of North   Carolina, to discharge the arrears of pay due to the   non-commissioned Officers and privates of the late   line of said State		17.320.66	39.534.17.
By this sum charged to him for monies advanced the following Officers, by John Habersham, agent for supplying the troops in the State of Georgia, for which he is now entitled to credit, the Officers being respectively held accountable therefor, in the books of the Pay Offic, Viz
Captain John Smith 324. ———— Joseph Savage   25.			349.
By this sum placed to his credit on the books of the Treasury,   being so much accounted for by Captain Henry Burbeck, agreeably   to the Auditor’s report, No. 2929			310.
By Balance due to the United States, 31st. Dec: 1791			41.227.14½
			588.082.14

The foregoing is the Copy of a Statement just completed in this Office, although it has not yet been reported on by me to the Comptroller of the Treasury:11 I believe it to be correct, and now forward it for the information required by the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 13th. instant.

It may be proper to observe, that the credits comprised under the different heads, have been collected and arranged from the Accounts and Vouchers of Mr. Howell, and that they are composed, in part, of advances made to persons, who had not accounted for the application, at the time, to which Statement extends.