[605] New York August 19^th 1786 Sir In Settlement of an account between the United States and Luke Broadhead Captain in the late C^o Pennsylvania Reg^t their appears a balance due by the said Cap^t Broadhead in the sum of [undecipherable] dollars specie — This sum you will please to charge to his account of depreciation as a deranged Officer in 1779 and transmit M^r Sims a certificate of the same that his account may be closed in the books of this Office — In which you will oblige Your Hum^ble Serv^t J. Howell Jr. John Nicholson Esq^r. New York August 22^d 1786 Sir — Your letter covering the Vouchers for money received for Rations for the 3^d Aug^t was duly received and has enabled me to make a final settlement of your account — Inclosed you will receive a Warrant for the final balance of your account N^o [undecipherable] on the State of New York this day for two hundred and eighty five [undecipherable] dollars bearing Interest from the [undecipherable] of March 1783 and countersigned by me agreeably to your desire — I have put this under cover to Major John Harper who I make no doubt will forward it to you from Y^r H^ble Serv^t Cap^t Job Vernon J. Howell Jr. I certify that I have this day seen the above mention'd