of Attorney to said Pheipp I have therefore to request you will please to call on M^r Miller and procure the Original Power which is supposed to be filed in his Office and transmit the same to me as soon as Possible that we may be able to determine whether the Authority was clear upon which Pheipp Recieved the said Weidmans Commutation and that if any fraud has taken place Weidman may be enabled to prosecute M^r Pheipp who has acknowledged that he drew the Certificate — — — Your &^c Pterwell M^r John Nicholson Esq^r Philadelphia Sept 8^th 1796 Sir, I am sorry to trouble again on the case of Jacob Lyon of the Invalids but not finding the Certificate with J. Nicholson Esq^r agreeable to your note on the papers enclosed I take this liberty of requesting You to forward them on to me if the enclosed papers are sufficient voucher for your so doing as I have none other — I am Sir Your H^le Servant Joseph Howell Esq^r &^c Thomas Forrest