Pierce therefore requests you will please to forward him by the first safe conveyance the Muster & Pay Rolls which I left in your hands on the 13^th June 1785 - I am &c John Nicholson Esq. J Howell Jr. NB Enclosed is a duplicate of your Receipt for the above mentioned Rolls & papers — JH. Pittsburg January 6^th 1787 Dear, Sir I have lately been at Philadelphia where I see General Broadhead, who informed me that he had settled all his Public Accounts and had received the whole of his final settlements except about 400 Dollars which was left in the Paymasters hands As I could not have my Public Securities until his Accounts were fully settled (he being the commanding Officer in the Regiment to which I belonged and the receiver of all monies doathing &c belonging to the Publick) I presume now there will be no difficulty in my obtaining them after deducting a Small sum which stands against me in the Comptrollers Office as the Publick can have nothing against me but that — I have to request of you as a friend and old Brother Officer to assist me by pointing out a mode that I may draw those Final settlements which the Publick hath no right too, and I am unjustly kept out of. I'll thank you for your assistance in this by return of Captain J Bradford who is the bearer of this, or sooner if convenient. Stephen Bayard Cap Joseph Howell Office of Army Accounts New York March 7. 1787 Sir The system adopted by M^r Pierce in delivering Certificates to the orders of the Soldiers of the late army will prevent me from delivering those on the Order of Major A. Kirkpatrick I find there are Nine Accounts lodged in this office by M^r Dunscomb for the Pay