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"They further beg leave to report, that the sum of fifteen hun-
dred and twenty dollars appears to have been advanced by the del-
egates in congress on account of the German battalion to colonel
George Stricker, out of which, by an account rendered to the sec-
ond day of September, the sum of four hundred and twenty-four
pounds ten shillings has been paid to the different captains of those
companies, which leaves a balance in colonel Stricker's hands of
one hundred and forty-five pounds ten shillings : that the sum of
eight hundred dollars appears to have been advanced by the coun-
cil of safety to major Ludowick Weltner, and by his account ren-
dered, he has paid to the different captains of the German compa-
nies for their use and for arms and blankets, three hundred and
eleven pounds ten shillings; there remains a balance in his favour
of eleven pounds ten shillings: that the sum of eight hundred and
sixty dollars appears to have been advanced by said council to
captain William Heiser of the German battalion, and by an ac-
count rendered by him to the eighth of September, the further sums
of seventy pounds by colonel Stricker, and thirty-seven pounds ten
shilling by major Weltner; that by the said account captain Hei-
ser has paid for bounty, inlisting, subsistence, and blankets, eight
hundred and sixty-four pounds eight shillings and seven pence:
and that a balance appears to remain due in his favor of two
hundred and thirty-four pounds eight shillings and seven pence:
that the sum of eight hundred and sixty dollars appears to have
been advanced to captain Henry Fister of said battalion, and by
his account rendered to September the eighth, the further sum of
fifty-two pounds ten shillings by colonel Stricker, and one hundred
and thirty seven pounds ten shillings by major Weltner; that he
has paid as bounty and inlisting money, and for the subsistence of
his company, six hundred and thirty-nine pounds seven shillings
and four pence, and a balance appears to remain in his favour
of one hundred and twenty-seven pounds seven shillings and
four pence; that the sum of eight hundred and sixty dollars ap-
pears to have been advanced to captain Philip Graybill of said
battalion, with the additional advance of one hundred pounds by
the council of safety, and the further sum of one hundred and twen-
ty-two pounds twelve shillings and six pence by colonel Slricker,
and thirty-seven pounds ten shillings by major Weltner, and that
no account appears to have been rendered by him of the expendi-
ture of the said money : that the sum of eight hundred and sixty
dollars appears to have been advanced to captain William Kee-
ports of said battalion by said council, and the further sums of
two hundred and one pounds seventeen shillings and six pence by