Office of army accounts New York April 19^th 1787. Sir Your letter of the 10. Inst. to M^r Pierce was received this day. M^r Pierce is gone to Virginia and in all probability will Continue there for some months — I am to inform you that a settlement of your account for Certificates received of M^r King, will be absolutely necessary previous to your receiving any Compensation for your trouble; and indeed it is a doubt with me whether you Can be Considered as an Agent, as M^r King has receipted to M^r Pierce for all the Certificates, and is held accountable — however this is only opinion, and need not prevent your application after a settlement takes place. I am Sir, your Ob^t Sev^t S Howell J. Cap Tho. Patten. --- New York April 19^th 1787 Dear Sir Your letter of 23 March to M^r Pierce was received this day — Ere this reaches you I presume he will be at Richmond. I wish you to mention to M^r Pierce the Case of Lieutenant Hevener, as I do not think myself Justifiable in signing his Commission without his proof of his being deranged, which Cannot be procured here — The Certificates for Moxley's pay are enclosed agreeably to your request. I suppose you have heard that your Brother Ned has an heir — I am informed the mother and boy are like to do well —— I am S^r S Howell J. George Moxley Certificates N^o 4,486 for 110.0.8 Bills were enclosed in a letter of which this is a Copy. to M^r Dunscom[b] by Joseph Howell.) Ted C Swan & G D Pantelton Aw. Dunscomb Esq^r