Comptroller Generals Office May. 1. 1787. D^r Sir I have diligently and carefully examined the accounts of monies advanced for the recruiting Service and do not find any further payments to Colonel Henry Bicker by this state on that account, than those included in my return to you the 25 September 1784 and believe that he has received None other from pennsylvania— I am with great respect &c John Nicholson [Note in that return I omitted £75. p^d Geo. Calhoon for eer^t. p^d Feb^y. 1777] Jos. Howell Esq^r. D^r Sir Philadelphia 5 May 1787. Inclosed is the Treasurers order for the pay stopped for the society from sundry officers, as mentioned in your Letter of the 17 Aprie last, and request you will take the trouble to send the Certificates, together with those for the two orders transmitted you before. I am D^r Sir &c Jos. Howell Esq^r. Mathew McConnell Dear Sir New York May 11. 1787. Agreably to your request of the 5 Instant I have enclosed the certificates, of Cap^t Niu & Mackay and Lieul. Hughes, as also the certificates for Doctor Bond and Major Franks, for the two latter I have to request you to obtain the Treasurers order on M^r Pierce for the delivery and transmit it as early as possible— I wish him to date the order as yesterday— the certificate for Lieutenant Stewart of General Hazens Regiment has already been issued (added to others of that Reg^t.) to Colonel Johnson, &c &c I wish to know if it is consistent with the rules of the General society to grant General Muhlenbergs Certificate to that of pennsylvania, when he was considered as belonging to Virginia, if it is I am ready to deliver it on the Treasurers order, which he will please to give separate from the two abovementioned.— Yours &c Jo. Howell J^r. Certified that I see M^r Howell enclose five Certificates in a letter to Captain McConnell bearing even date herewith Viz One in the name of Thomas Bond N^o 94773. for 92 do^l One N^o 94774 in the name of David J. Franks for 50 94775.... d^o.... of John Niu........ 40 94776.... d^o.... of William Mackay.... 40 94777.... d^o.... of John Hughes...... 26. 60/90 Cap. Mathew McConnell Test [undecipherable signature] Dear Sir May. 1787. Your favor of 5 January last I reved and send you enclosed a power of attorney, as also a receipt for 90 60/90 dollars, on account of P. Manning— Attention! Cap^t Will. Mackay who was of the 11. Penn^a Regiment, Shot through the body and taken prisoner at Brandywine When the 10. & 11^th Regiments were incorporated in 1778 he was appointed to the 9^th Penn^a Reg^t.— his Wound being of Such a nature that he was Con—