New York August 26^th 1785. D[ea]r Sir Agreeably to your request of the 19^th inst. which reached me the 20^th I have examined the Musters &c of Col. Moylan's Reg. and find that John Carroll is Mustered the 6 June 1779 from November 1778 to that period, and continued till the 21 Dec^r 1780 when it appears by the Pay Rolls he was discharged — The Musters of this regiment are very imperfect (and but few in the Office) on All excepted which is for July 1780 those are complete, and mention the date of Enlistment of each Man — Carroll is not in those Musters therefore must suppose he was one of those that inlisted in the Fall of 1778, or perhaps might have been trans-ferred from the Infantry — Jos Howell Jun^r Jos. Nicholson Esq^r New York August 24, 1785. Sir, I am to acknowledge the receipt of the Books of Cap^t Bird — am just informed the money is ready for you, but it is necessary an account should be exhibited for the amount, and an order given for payment. The order must be drawn on John Pierce Esq — P M Gen^l — I think the agreement made with you was Twenty shillings p[er] Book, therefore the amount will be Sixteen pounds Penn Currency — as I am on the spot you may give the order in my favor, and you may