[139] Comptroller Generals 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 one of the Pennsylvania companies therein and if he is mustered out in February 1779 as testified in the inclosed which please return to me inclosed in yours — I am Dear Sir Yours Sincerely — Joseph Howell Esq: J. Nicholson At Commissi't d. Sir Comptroller Gen'l Office Jan'y 17, 1787— I. John Conrad Latour of J'no Paul [undecipherable]'s company applies for Land in this State — if he resigned he is not entitled. if he retired and was deranged after October 1780 he is, shall thank you for information perhaps you may tell without returing to the Rolls if he got his Commutation — I am with [undecipherable] Esq great respect your most Obed't. Sir: J. Nicholson Dear Sir Comptroller Generals Office January 3. 1787— There is one thing I could never ascertain where the pay of Miles & Atlee's reg't from July 3^d 1776 was paid then I have the accounts of Cap't John Murray under considera- [140] -tion he says he drew no pay for his company but what he got from Colonel Miles and yet that he paid his company till 1^st Sep't. 1776 — would you please inform me if you know where the pay for August September & October came from and particularly respecting Cap'n Jo. Murray's company I am Sir Your Most Obed. Sir. Joseph Howell Esq: Jno. Nicholson At'd Commiss't. Comptroller Generals Office April 28^th 1787 Dear Sir The within are original receipts which I have taken a note of on Mr. Cunninghams letter to me of March last covering them, I send them on and hope that you will now adjust Colonel Cunninghams claim for pay which I left with you before August 1786 — Also please to send to Dear Sir Your very humble Servant Jn.^s Nicholson amount of Receipts now sent . . . £3397. 14. 7 I understand amount of charge is to be 3266. 14. 7 £130. 10. 0