[137] as he is continually pressing me for it — Captain Oliver has presented an account for recruiting in 1776 and charges not paid to each man for bounty — Is this to be admitted? the Company was raised previous to any bounty being allowed by Congress — he also charges for pay of his Compy, Blankets &c to about 900 Dollars — M^r Cardener is appointed to receive the Certificates of this State and M^r Nicholson those for Pennsylvania — I have received Letters from the Printers at Baltimore, Delaware & Rhode Island accompanied a Newspaper containing the Advertisement, agreeably to your letter to them — General Howes accounts is closed and the Receipt called delivered him, a ballance appeared due him of Six Thousand three hundred & twenty five ⅞ Dollars. You have not been particularly wanted since you left us — I would thank you for a line of only to inform me you are well — I am, with Sentiments of Esteem Your Sincerely John Penn Esquire Joseph Howell J^r Philadelphia November 10^th 1788. P.S. You will do me a particular favor by transmitting to me a Certificate that I have not received my Commission, as I understand it will be necessary for me to produce it to the board in order to obtain my half pay — The sooner you