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Office of Army Accounts

New York October 6th 1787

Dear Sir

Inclosed you will receive a statement of Colonel Henry Bickers account settled by me by which you will find a balance due the United States of Four hundred and twenty and (undecipherable) dollars on the settlement of his account of depreciation you will please to charge him with this sum and transit a certificate of the same to this office that I may be enabled to finally close the Colonel’s accounts - Mr Pierce sett off for Virginia on Thursday last and proposes tarrying in your city a few days, so that I expect you will see him - I am disappointed in my expectations of the appointment to Virginia and North Carolina the Board of Treasury having since my arrival here received a letter from Mr Winder wherein he accepts the appointment - The monies credited by Colonel Bicker are all that I can find against him on the books of this office, will you please to (undecipherable) them

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them with your charges before a settlement is made.

I am with Great Respect Yr

Jos L Howell Jr

Jno Nicholson Esq

PS I cannot inform you what money Colonel Bicker received on account of Supernumeracy pay as the paymaster has not settled his accounts.

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