United States must be the loser as I have reason to belive he has little or no Estate pray let me have an answer to my letters relative to Col. Beher and the Power of Attoney of M^r Wideman left with M^r Miller I am &c, J Howell Jr. John Nicholson Esq^r. Office of Army Accounts New York October 18^th 1786 Dear Sir, Colonel William Williams having made application for a settlement of the pay due him and his Company in Col. D. Haas Regiment in the year 1776 induced M^r Pierce to enter into a full investigation of his claim after much search a pay Roll of which the enclosed is a copy was found among the Vouchers of Mease and Caldwell and which informs us that the whole of the monies stopped from the Soldiers of that Regiment have been paid to Colonel D. Haas. this roll is therefore sent you that you may be enabled to satisfy the Officers that the United States have granted the whole that is due the Regiment and that any further application to this Office will be unnecessary M^r Pierce requests you will inform him if the State of Pennsylvania has granted depreciation to Cap^t. Erasmus Gill of Colonel Moylans Dragoons — I beg you will please to attend to my former requests respecting Col^o. Becher and Major Benzit I would also thank you for the charges against Col^o. George Nagle — I am &c. J Howell Jr. John Nicholson Esq^r. New York October 18^th 1786 Dear Sir, This day I have forwarded to M^r Nicholson a pay roll found among the vouchers of Mease & Caldwell for the pay of Col^o. D. Haas Regiment for November and December 1776 in which are included [underline: all] the stoppages that were made from the Regiment from the first payment — Col^o. D. Haas having received the balance you will have to apply to the Estate for what may be due your Company as it is evident the United States fully satisfied the Regiment for their services — I am ready to deliver your papers to Your order I am &c J Howell Jr. Col^o. William Williams