Comptroller General's Office December 6^th 1786 Dear Sir Will you be so good as to examine the Rolls of the German Regiment and see if John Christman was of one of the Pennsylvania Companies therein and if so a mustered did in January 1778 be inscribed in the inclosed which please remit to me inclosed — yours — from Dear Sir Yours sincerely — Joseph Howell Esq. [signature] [signature] Sir Comptroller Gen. Office Jan^y 9^th 1787 I John [undecipherable] a Soldier of [undecipherable] Post Schell's Company applies for land in this State — if he resigned he is not entitled — if he [undecipherable] and was mustered after October 1786 he is [undecipherable] thank you for information perhaps you may [undecipherable] with out returning to the Rolls if he got his Commission — I am with Great respect your most H^ble Ser. [signature] [signature] Dear Sir Comptroller Generals Office January 3. 1787 — "here is one thing I would never recollect where the pay of [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] from July 25 1776 was paid them I have the accounts of [undecipherable] John [undecipherable] under considera[undecipherable]