[130.] Richmond May 20^th 1797 Dear Sir I have received your favor of the 17^th instant and in reply refer you to mine of the 17^th of February last for a Receipt and Signature of Col^t Muirs left blanks as to Number, date &c — As to Colonel Willis they must remain in Office untill he makes application — For the letter above mentioned you will find Col^t Muirs desire that the Certificate might be sent on by Post — you will be pleased therefore to instruct them to one under Cover to M^r Price and you will much oblige M^r Muir — Colonel Copper will have to Petition Congress for the claim he has presented as M^r Pierce does not think himself [undecipherable] to settle it when the [undecipherable] made by —