[162] This may Certify that David Murray of the 5 Com has [undecipherable] on the muster Rolls of the 3 Regiment the 1^st 1777 [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] 1780 for — days and is mustered as deserter the 7^th July 1780 — and it further appears by the Act of [undecipherable] of the Com [undecipherable] am certified by me, that the said Murray was legally discharged from the [undecipherable] day 23^d January 1781 Joseph Howell Jun^r John Nicholson Esq^r [undecipherable] County Act^r Sir, New York January 17, 1786 Captain Thomas Campbell Executor to the estate of [undecipherable] H. Campbell late a Lieut in the 6^th Regiment deceased, has presented an account of the S^d [undecipherable] for recruiting money arear in the year 1779, but for want of sufficient vouchers I am not able to allow it — Cap^t. Campbell informs me that you [undecipherable] the depreciation and supernumerary pay of the S^d Lieut Campbell until his account is settled with the United States — he moreover urges with Col^o. Becker, who then commanded the Regiment, affirms that Lieut Campbell did not receive any recruiting from him, but it appears that some was received of [undecipherable: General] [undecipherable: Langley] — [undecipherable] Captain of the Company to whom Col^o. Becker [undecipherable] from the money for recruiting, and as Lieut. Campbell's account of bounty [undecipherable] amounts to as much as was paid to Cap^t. Langley [undecipherable] Col^o. Becker. I have with the approbation of M^r Rice [undecipherable] to inform you that [undecipherable] the United States will be secured, and that you may [undecipherable] as if the Estate is exonerated from the charge. John Nicholson Esq^r Jos Howell [169] Middle Brook 14 January 1786 Dear Sir Agreeable to your obliging proffre I sent on my answers some time since after making such corrections as your favor pointed out — The bearer [undecipherable] Gardner having business in town has undertaken the trouble of calling on you for the Final Settlement note, if you yet had time to make it out, or if not and, it could be conveniently done while M^r Gardner [undecipherable] wait, a safer conveyance could not offer — The Auditor says that he cannot settle the remainder of pay as my Father did before any depreciation was allowed — In my last I inclose a Certificate of Colonel Morgan's Regiment having been payed to the first of December 1777, consequently before that times it must look to that payment for, from that to the time of his death on the 14 January 1778 the Auditor thinks comes within your department — Whatever part of the accounts can be allowed I shall be glad of a Certificate for as something will be better than nothing. I remain Sir Your obliged friend & H^ble Serv^t Jon: Fra Morris B:S I have enclosed the old [undecipherable] without alteration to give M^r Gardner some idea of it — J. Howell Esq^r