[129] August 16^th 85 P.S. I beg leave to observe to you that the Auditors on settlement of any account with an Officer always gave him a discharge specifying all sums of money accrue to for and of whom received, therefore if M^cTimpson had made the settlement mentioned by him he would have received a similar discharge of the foregoing [undecipherable: probable reading "from"] M^r Johnston — Jos Nicholson Cl^k Jos Howell J^r Comp^tr Office July 21, 1785 D Sir There is a James Franey of [undecipherable], a Serj^t of the 1^st Reg of Cap Hamilton's Co. till July 1778 later than which I have no rolls, he says he was discharged in 1779 and having rejoined the Army in 1780 is entitled to his depreciation. Now I must request the favor of you to let me know from the rolls what time he was mustered discharged in 1779. I am with respect D^r Sir [undecipherable] Jos Howell Esq^r Jos Nicholson Comp Gen^rl Office Aug 19^th 1785 D Sir I am exceedingly sorry for your indisposition of late and am glad to hear that you are getting better. by late accounts I am obliged to have reference to you but the distance is now so great between us that it is not easily done