Dear Sir New York May 7 1787 Agreably to the request contained in your letter of the 23. ulto (received on Saturday last) I have sent all the papers relative to the accounts of Colonel Baylor — Doctor Bonds account have been Settled by M^r Walker, and the balance of his pay to the 31. of December 1783. has also been granted him by me, the Doctor Claims an extention of pay to the 1 January 1786. which I did not think prudent to grant without your approbation. altho I am of Opinion that he is in some measure entitled to it, as it appears that he received money of the late superintendant of finance for his department as late as august 1784. and paid his clerk to the 1^st November following. the Doctor has wrote you on the Subject and sent Copies of Certificates given him by Colone Walker and M^r Hillegas, by which you will be able to judge of the propriety of his claim. if you are of opinion that his pay should be extended you will please to inform me as soon as posible — General Putnam has made application for the pay retained, and that which was granted by the state in 1780. as also for his Rations for the year 1780. and 1781. — I sent to Congress your Report relative to the pay, the rations was not mentioned, as you have indorsed your opinion that he was entitled to the rations from which I supposed you meant to Grant them, was this your intention? if so please let me know I suppose a Certificate from the General or from the Commissary, that rations were not drawn during this period will be Necessary previous to any allowance — Have you recieved my [undecipherable: letter?] of the 19. April enclosing one for M^r Dunscomb with Certificates for him General — General Huntingtons papers are not to be found. Major Alden has wrote for duplicates, will those justify me in allowing the Claim — Convinced the enclosed letter from M^r Neufville is of importance to you, and presuming you would wish to reply to it, I have thought it advisable to Send it you, a copy of which is filed — John Pierce Esq^r. Y^r J Howell J^r --- Richmond May 3. 1787 Dear Sir I have received your favor of the 19^th ulto enclosing two Certificates in favor of George Morley — Herewith I send you a claim upon the property of the late [blank] a Soldier of the 4^th Reg^t. of artillery (see note) duly sworn to in order to obtain a Certificate in amount which altho not actual Specie will be better than Nothing. for the supplies to. and Care of the Soldier, — in order to do the poor woman the poor woman the best Justice [strikethrough: but] let it come out of the pay for 1782. —— I also Send you an order for the pay due John Jones from the united States, and by Virtue thereof request you to obtain and Send me the Certificates due his widow. — I am with usual regard Your Most Ob^t Servant Joseph Howell Esq^r. A—— Dunscomb