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Boston October October 1st 1787

Sir

I wrote you the 17th August last at the same time inclosed a 40 Dollar final settlement note which was the balance of my account with the U States agreeable to the statement you sent me sometime before but I have not received the certificate I then solicited, or heard a syllable from you since - how to account for this I am at a loss to know, I might have suspected the letters miscarrying had I not seen it put up in the mail myself, but possibly one from you may have met with a similar fate - so I will suspend my opinion till I inquire further the reason of the delay. I always thought you not to be insensible of our difficulties or that you would wish to throw a stumbling block in my way. I therefore, after once more beging your attention to the certificate I heretofore requested and transmit me one or write me the reasons if you cannot by the first post -

I am yo Moses /white

Jos Howell Esq