as soon as he returns I will make him acquainted of your letter relative to Colonel M^d — Pray do you mean Col Joseph Mead? I write to be informed. For the return of advances made by you to this Office I find Cap. John McGoward has received of [strikethrough: Colonel] Williams the sum of $445.10 for recruiting. As I have reason to believe this sum was granted for the use of the State regiment, you will oblige me by searching your records and informing me if it has been accounted for by him to the State Jno. Nicholson Esq^r H. Howell New York August 7^th 1786 D^r Sir, The two Certificates enclosed to me in your of 5^th instant, I now return — On examination I find they are of Armands Corps, and am sorry that we are not possessed of the Returns whereby to inform you what State they belong to — If if Penn^a. M^r Nicholson will be able to certify them as he has the returns of that State's quota Yours & H. Howell Jr [Cap. Matth. McConnell]