Office of Army Accounts N York June 28^th June 1786. Sir, In answer to your several queries contained in yours of 22 Instant to M^r Pieu I have to inform you that M^r Hodgdon brought several Certificates of final settlements to the Office here in Philadelphia to be examined, which appeared by the original register to be counterfeit in all their contents, except the paper, that they were examined by me in the presence of 1 M^r Hodgdon and the gentlemen of the Office immediately on their being presented — And further that I thought it my duty to detain these Certificates until the arrival of M^r Pieu who was then on his circuit thro' the Southern States, but being informed by M^r Hodgdon they were vested of a person well known by him, and that no injury would arise to the United States by their being delivered to him they were returned — As M^r Pieu was absent when this transaction happened he has desired me to answer your letter to him. Yours &c J Howell Joseph Ward