[16] an Officer bearing interest from Decemt 1782 the date of settlement for Services performed from 1779 to Nov 1781 and grant Certificates bearing interest from Aug 1780 Jan^y 1785 Jan^t 1786 as the services became due Sam^l Jno: Nicholson Joe Howell En^r — Philad. 6^th Feb.^y 1786. D. Sir, I will be much obliged to you, on the renewal of this by Col Oswald, to write me by the first post whether the late resolves of Congress to the M[undecipherable: General?] relative to the settling all Army accounts would include my case — I have written you twice on the occasion, am sorry to trouble you further as I have received no answer from you, and do not like to take the journey on uncertainty. Your [undecipherable] W^m Williams Cap. Howell — Phil.^a 6^th Feb.^y 1786 D. Sir, Inclosed is a letter from M^rs Anna Taylor of this City with some Certificates of Lieut Mason late of the [undecipherable] Penn. Reg deceased, She was taken Prisoner at Fort Washington Nov. 16^th 1776 & exchanged in May 1778. There is an account which he got settled some time