New York 7^th April 1786. D^r Sir Having a leisure moment I have settled the acc^t of Cap. Alex. Ramsay, and enclosed you will receive a Certificate W^t 6392 for Sixty eight 9₀ Dollars, the amount of said account — I have also enclosed you the accounts of Cap. Ross for rations which I am unable to liquidate, as no rations are now admitted previous to the 2 June 773: this was given to M^r Pierce in his instructions from the Superintendant of Finance, as all Officers previous to that period were at liberty to draw all the Rations due them, and this Office having no checks on their accounts they cannot be admitted — I cannot give you any information of James Wilson until I know the regiment he was in previous to his death — You will please to send me a receipt for M^r Ramsay's Certificate — I am Sir with Esteem, Your Ob^t Serv^t Jos: Howell Jun^r. John Nicholson Esquire [Received from Office for the Inspector of Accounts 3 March 1849. R.P.O. 11849.]