some time afterwards he resigned his Breath. the Widow it is said, Supposing the pay was due from the State, made no other Application but to the State Officers, who have lately told her that it was out of their Line of Duty, and that her application should be to Congress. —— I am persuaded no Solicitation will be Necessary to Induce you to extend to the Widow all the Justice you can consistently with your Official Duty, but it may be that you will be Restrained by the time being elapsed which was limited for presenting Accounts of this Nature. If this should be the case and the Claims should Nevertheless be just, it is probable some way may be devised to Relieve the Widow from a Penalty Incurred Merely from Ignorance —— Joseph Howell Esq^r Yours &^c Cha Pettit [seal] New York June 12 1787 Sir I have lately presented two Orders at your Office for Payment — one for 33 ³⁰/₉₀ on the first month of 1783 Signed by John Bennet — the other for 4[undecipherable] Dollars on the Month of January 1783 Signed by Hezekiah [undecipherable] being Soldiers in the late Sheldon's Regiment — which Sums I Returned to you on my Settlement with you, not having their Orders or Receipts at that time for the same — being Informed there was no Cash in the Office; M^r Audibert advised me to write you on the Subject — as he doubted not but you would take Measures for the payment of it very soon — I shall be in New York in a short time when I beg it may be settled; & much Oblige John Pierce Esq^r Yours &^c Elijah Jones Brideford June 11^th 1787 Sir Some time last Summer I wrote you respecting some wages due to Benjamin Durrell and Inclosed an Attested Copy of all the Papers respecting his service. your answer of the 13 of November last is now before me wherein you say that there is pay due to I Durrell, that you will Issue the same to me on my Producing the Original Papers Referred to in my letter, and Durrell's Power of Attorney duly Authenticated. February last I wrote you an Answer to your Letter above Mentioned and Inclosed the Original Papers agreeable to your proposal and requested the pay Inclosed to me Accordingly. but have had no Information respecting the matter since. I dont know your Regular Mode of doing your Official Business but