[151.] Philadelphia May 27^th 1787 Dear Sir When I left you I forgot to mention the letters which I expected from Mr Pierce and as those for Mrs — Pierce are generally inclosed I wish you to give mine and present Mrs Pierce with those for her — be careful to send to the Post office in a day and if any letter of consequence should arise for me forward them here untill I shall request otherwise as the present situation of Mr Howell will not admit of any determination on my [undecipherable] when to return — I wish you to write and beg to be informed of every occurrence of [the office?] also if the accounts of the N. Carolina line are presented to the Board — also if you mentioned to the Board my absence & the cause of the [strikethrough: the] accounts of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] how never received from Mrs Pierce cannot at present be entered — I wish you to present them to the Secretary of War and as I suppose the several Statements made by Mrs Pierce will meet with his approbation he will [fond]