New York September 3d 1787

My Dear Sir

I acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 28 August which came to me this morning and will attend to the enclosures - we are (undecipherable) with business - The No Carolina Muster Roll business will be a tedious job and of Cruise falls to the lot

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lot of poor pil - Beers who has been waiting for some days that for the settlement of Hubbells Specie Accounts is this day putt off until the other is done.

The Board have lodged here a large package of papers for your revisal and adjustment which now lay on hand they are the accounts of Alex Grayson Esquire and were sent by the Comptroller of Pensyla to the Board and by them to the Pay Office Cap Beatty has some other Rolls to be settled which came on lately form the Ohio, I inclose you the charges against Colonel James Irvine who Mr O’Hara says cam be brought to a settlement of the same by a stoppage of his annual Pension if not otherwise-

You are best acquainted with the necessary steps to be taken - Mr Pierce will return soon to Virginia and no more need be said to show you the necessity there will then then be for your attendance here - I wrote you on the 29th (undecipherable) which letter will invalidate the (udecipherable) contained in yours of the 29 for my nygligence - Please to accept my best wishes -

And believe me yours Yo C Swan

Jos Howell Esq