Allentown 18 Jan^y 1786 D Sir I received your favor of 11^th instant, the same day after its date and am much obliged to you for your kind attention in so soon answering my former letters — not having it in my power to obtain any information with respect to my public accounts I was in a dangerous uncertainty with respect to what I ought to have done — Your letter has satisfied me on this head, and as soon as I hear a sufficient number of States are represented to grant money that my whole business may be settled by making but one journey to New York I shall certainly attend, and I must request this necessary information from you with your advice — If you should come soon I should be glad you would inform me whether Col. Lee, who is a member of Congress, is in New York — I am y^r Richard Lloyd Jos Howell Esq^r Lancaster January 22^d 1786. D Sir I have received your letter of the 15^th Ult: inclosing the Certificates returned — I believe I must take the amount as your Office was my last resort — I cannot at this distance of time recollect what Clothing it can be that the sum charged by M^r Benning in [undecipherable] many can be for — Of this I am confident that I gave Colonel