Philadelphia March 28^th 1786. Sir, I am now in this City endeavouring to settle with the Comptroller General for the depreciation of my pay, pray if there is any thing in your power that can facilitate my settlement I beg you will forward it by Cap. Erskine who was me the favor to wait upon you for the purpose — Your old fellow prisoner Captain Luke Broadhead has given me a power to settle for him — pray put it into my power of possible and save an honest poor Man — I am dear Sir Your most Obed^t Serv^t Alex^r Patterson L^t Howell New York 18^th May 1786. Dear Sir, Inclosed is a Certificate N^o 47,434 for four hundred dollars drawn in favor of Cap^t John Doyle which you will please to forward him by the first safe conveyance — I will thank you to acknowledge the receipt of it either by letter or to James Rees and oblige Your very humble Servant, Joseph Howell J^r M^r James Gettenger