[138] Comptroller Generals Office October 6^th 1788— Dear Sir, I received your [undecipherable] respecting Cap^t [undecipherable] of the 5^th [undecipherable]. I find I have settled with Luke Broadhead, and he is now out of my power unless some accident and [undecipherable] Ill do what I can for you. I give you this information that you may take steps to recover from [him?] nothing but a vast [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] would apologize for not answering your letters alluded to. Ill do it very soon — I am Dear Sir Yours Respectfully Jn. Nicholson Joseph Howell Esq^r. M^r Commy. Accts. Comptroller Generals Office November 15^th 1788 Dear Sir — In answer to yours of the 8^th Inst. I have the honor to inform you that Cap^t Luke Broadhead [undecipherable] had been settled before the receipt thereof and I had no opportunity of [undecipherable] the 40 Dollars nor do I think I ever shall. I believe he sold his depreciation. If [undecipherable] can be done I will attend thereto and inform you of it — Yours Respectfully J. Nicholson Joseph Howell Esq^r. M^r Commy. A. Acct.