Annapolis July 8. 1786. Dear Sir Herewith you will receive a receipt for the Certificates you sent me belonging to Cap^t Hughes and Gilbert. — It should have been sent before but I was in hopes to have delivered them and had the receipt of the parties them [strikethrough: selves] selves to transmit however I must be accountable — I am Sir your Mo Ob^t Serv^t Jos Howell Esq^r J Whitt — Register Office 30 Jan^y 1786. D Sir. The Board of Treasury having required from that Office an estimate of the Public debt up to the 31 Decem^r last renders it necessary for me to give you some trouble — You will therefore be pleased to furnish an Estimate of all the Certificates signed by the Commissioners Sett[l]eing the army accounts up to that period I am &c W^m J Howell Jos Stretch