[178.] concern of the Printer &S I believe however you will have occasion to [undecipherable: let] on the copy of it in my letter Book wherein you will find a full account of the matter & which you will consider as give me authority for the within as though I had signed it Sam Hay J^no White Cecil Swands Annapolis July 6^th 1787 Dear Sir, Inclosed you will receive the copy of a letter I received last Summer from M: Pierce by which you will observe I was desired to inform myself whether all the monies charg'd Colonel [undecipherable: Abrams] was accounted for as the papers on which this enquiry was to be founded have been removed to your Office, I beg you will have the matter considered and give me your directions to deliver the Certificates as they have applied and without M: Pierce or your authority, I have declined delivering them. Please to tell M^r Swan that the return of the Three months pay by M^r Bird was by mistake left here but that I will forward it by the first opportunity. I am Sir [signature] Jos: Howell Esq^r