with such information the Gentleman Seems to be given with I hope make you early and fully to have my Pibs account settled — If so, you will have no objection in helping me to my Certificates which doubtless now to find, in that case M^r Whig will receive and give you a receipt for them or any part thereof, which I hereby empower him to do and at the same time acknowledge to be as good in Law as my own receipt so given. — I shall be happy in having a line from you on his return and in the mean time remain with very sentiments of Esteem &c S. Bayard Cap^t Jos. Howell Philadelphia July 23^d 179[undecipherable] Sir You will be pleased to settle with M^r [James] Barnard for what has accrued from me as an Officer in the Army — his receipt will be sufficient — I do not owe a farthing to the Public in the remaining service nor in any other way to my knowledge — Your compliance will much oblige Wm. Prower Cap^t Jos. Howell