New York July 9^th 1787 Dear Sir I arrived here on saturday last and thursday waited on the Board of Treasury who have complied with your request in admitting Mr Swan to join you. he will set of as soon as he can procure money to take him on. Should anything this week. your favor of the 29^th June was handed me at Philadelphia on thursday evening last — Capt Gills account shall be forwarded by Mr Swan, he has had two settlements for depreciation of pay one from the United States and the other from the State of Virginia — I am &c J Howell S. Jn. Pierce Esq: New York July 9^th 1787 Sir I have received your letter of the 9^th Ult: requesting a copy of Captain John Thatchers Company in Colonel [undecipherable]s Regiment in 1779 and have to inform you that [undecipherable] the Office of this Reg: among the Officers Jonathan [undecipherable] Esq: who was the Paymaster General in the Northern department at that time — for which reason I am unable to forward you the Copies which you want — Mr Pierce is at [undecipherable]