Lancaster 10^th May 1786. Sir As I am confident there is still something remaining due from the continent [underline: to me] as an Officer in the service, especially whilst at the Southward, please send to the bearer any Certificates, which I am confident were made out for & sent by the Auditors which were sent here; but they were so ungrateful to retain from me, which I think I richly deserved Please to informe me by the bearer in which man-ner to proceed — if you can do any thing for me the bearer Mr. Weitzell will sign any receipts that will answer, or make out any accounts for me for further instructions shall be thankful Yours &c Wm Feltman [Cap: Howell.] New York 29^th May 1786. Sir Your letter by Cap. Weitzell was duly received; in answer thereto I have to inform you that your resignation precludes you from the benefits of any emoluments of Commutation &c granted by Congress to those who continued during the War, or were de-ranged — There is still retained in the hands of Mr Pierce a Certificate for the Ballance of Pay due you, previous to your resignation, which cannot be issued until you settle your accounts as Pay Master to the Late 10^th Penn.^a Regiment — I am Sir &c J Howell jr. [Cap. Wm Feltman / Lancaster.] Philadelphia June 2^d 1786. Sir, Agreeable to your recommendation when I had the pleasure of seeing you last in this City with respect to the Stoppage of Three hundred dollars in my [underline: final settlement] by Col. Walter Stewart I have enclosed his receipt for the payment of the whole sum — you will by the receipt see that I was wrongfully charged with the money & I hope you will send a Certificate for the amount — This I send by the Stage & will be happy to hear from you by its return on monday next — I have no business to detain me here except the subject of this Letter & I hope you will be so complaisant as to expedite the business & forward it by next Stage on monday — I have also enclosed an account of Andrew Finley's Ensign in the regiment commanded by Col. Eneas McKay, which