foes, and four Dollars in [underline: silver] equal to 164 Dollars, the Balance due you is 163 ⁷⁵/90 dollars — now leaves ⁷⁰/90 due to yours &c Jos. Howell Jun^r. Philip Audebert Esq^r New York May 20. 1785 Dear Sir Yours of the 17^th Instant is arrived; I shall be much obliged to you to forward me the ballance in your hands by first safe Conveyance, together with what Cap^t. Beatty must have Paid you as I am in much want of it [strikethrough: &] my Furniture is only arrived this day, so that I am very busy & cannot enlarge at present; however you may be assured, you or the Office must come to this City as fast as you can & M^r. Osgood has desired me to write to you on the subject, I rec^d. a letter from M^r. Pierce dated the 1^st Instant. & I suppose we shall see him in a few days. Philip Audebert Jos. Howell Jun^r. Philadelphia May 21. 1785 Dear Sir After I had closed my Packet of Yesterday to be sent to morrow by Cap^t. Stout who is going to join M^r. Millegan's department, and by whom you will receive twenty half Johannes and four Dollars the balance due you as well as all the receipts for the pay of our department and for contingencies, I rec^d. a Letter from M^r. Pierce dated Savannah the 9^th Ins^t. which informs me he shall sail from that place by the first Vessel to Charleston & from there to this City. M^r. Pierce has given orders to prepare for the removal of the Office by the time he returns. I therefore request you will procure a place for the same, and please to cast your eye round and inform me if there is a possibility to get a House for myself. As I cannot afford a heavy Rent would not wish a large one. Cap^t. Strong is expected every hour, if M^r. Pierce comes with him we shall be with you shortly, but I rather expect he will come in Alibone — Inclosed is a few lines from some of your Friends I believe it is from M^r. Williams who called yesterday he is getting much better. Philip Audebert Joseph Howell Jun^r. New York May 26^th. 1785 Dear Sir This serves to acknowledge the receipt of yours of the 20^th Instant with Twenty half Joes & four Doll^s. by Cap^t. Stout. I could have wished you had taken the receipts on Seperate pieces of paper as those vouchers must be filed & Entered Seperately, if it was not too much trouble, I wish you would have them done all over again in the manner I mention. I