[Cover sheet: John Winslow Esq. / March 14. 1786 / [undecipherable]] New York March 14^th 1786 Dear Sir James Lovell [undecipherable] has informed me that his son had a certificate of mine in his possession N° 915 dated State of New York November 12 1783 in favor of Archibald [Graham?] 28 1783, which I am convinced is one of the [undecipherable] which was in your possession and which I was led [undecipherable] you to make inquiry about. The same number was [issued?] by me to [undecipherable] Lord dated [Oct.?] 18 1783 and for forty Dollars As I have already requested you to have the hands that [would?] [forge?] forged certificates [undecipherable] and as you may not have met with [success?] from the circumstances that they were so small the difficulty was too great to obtain a sufficient certainty: I [have?] now [have?] informed you of [this?] [hoping?] that a scrutiny in this instance may be made to conviction. M^r Mercier has in his possession a Note & [undecipherable] yours given, in [Canada?] for [eight?] or more [hundred?] Dollars [undecipherable] [he requests to be informed?] [in what manner as he to obtain payment?] of it. [To Winslow Esquire]