from the asses. Boston there appeared six amount- -ing to near 900 Doll.^s which are absolutely counter- feits, the paper excepted. this alarms me more than the other, as it is evident M^r T. has put con- fidence in some person who has abused it, this I shall inform him of and make no doubt it will surprize him as much as it did me, there is [strikethrough: there is] some probability of tracing the latter Villainy, I must therefore enjoin you secrecy un- -till I hear further — Jos. Howell Jun.^r Jn.^o White Esq.^r Charleston Feb^y 22. 1785 Dear Sir Yours of the 18.^th Ult.^o arrived to day — I have been here almost a fortnight & hope to compleat the accounts of this & the Georgia Line by the first of May — as I find Congress are at N. York, I presume the public Offices have or will follow them — the memorial of mine must also be of course & I suppose the Treasury & war Offices will direct it — I hope great care will be taken in respect to the Papers that they be not deranged as in our flight to Princeton. I am &c The above is the duplicate of a Letter sent you by a Vessel that saild a few days ago — I wish you you to make a stating as far as in your power of the claims of D.^r Col. Lewis Morris, I think he made a settlement at the Treasury — I do not remember what kind of appointment he had & when he left the service — such information as you may think necessary for me I wish you to forward by some vessel Jn.^o Pierce To Jos. Howell Jun.^r Newbern N.^o Carolina Feb^y 16. 85 Dear Sir Lieutenant N. Lawrence late of the North Carolina Line settled on Account in the Treasu-ry's Office — A Copy of which M.^r Pierce informs me will be necessary before I finally settle his Account, which I'll thank you to inclose p.^r next Post. M.^r Pierce arrived here the 12.^th of Jan^y Ult.^o and took his departure for Charleston on the 29.^th of the same Month. This place affords nothing new that's worthy remarks. The Accounts of Lieu.^t Lawrence was settled for the time he was prisoner — Jos. Howell Jun.^r E. Jackson Comm.^r