[165b] This may certify that David Murray of the 5. Penn. Reg. [undecipherable] on the Muster Rolls of the 5. Regiment the 1 Oct. 1778, was furloughed in June 1780 for — days and is mustered as deserted the 7^th July 1780 — but it further appears by the Out of omissions [undecipherable] of the Penn. Line settled by me, that the said Murray, was legally discharged from the 11^th Reg. the 28 of January 1781 — John Nicholson Esq^r Joseph Howell Jun^t Ass^t Com^y Army Acc^t New York January 17. 1786 Sir Captain Thomas Campbell Executor to the estate of his [undecipherable] Campbell, late a Lieut in the 6^th Regiment deceas'd, has presented an account of the S^d Archibald for recruiting sundry men in the year 1777, but for want of sufficient vouchers I am not able to close it — Cap. Campbell informs me that you cannot grant the depreciation and supernumerary pay of the S^d Lieut. Campbell until his account is settled with the United States — On conversing with Col^o Becker, who then commanded the Regiment, I find that Lieut. Campbell did not receive any money from him, but it appears that some was received of Jeremiah Laughry — the Captain of the Company to whom Col^o Becker paid the money for recruiting, and as Lieut. Campbell's account of bounty paid amounts to as much as was paid to Cap. Laughry by Col^o Becker I have with the approbation of M^r Peice write this, to inform you that I think the United States will be secured, and that you may act as if the Estate was exonerated from the charge — John Nicholson Esq^t Jos. Howell