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New York November 3rd 1787

Dear Sir

Your letter of the 3 (undecipherable) was this morning handed me by Mr Mifflin pursuant to your request I have inclose a certificate no 94832 for 365 (undecipherable) dollars leaving interest from the 1st of June 1779 being the balance due Cap Jno Richardson - Captain Sculls accounts I have not been able to look into neither do I know when it will be in my power they will come in rotation with the other unsettled accounts Cap Reese’s accounts has long bee closed and the balance due I have informed the widow of —-the certificate I am ready to issue on her order accompanied with a certificate of her administration – Mr Jno M Taylor of your city has this business, under his care and has been informed by me the reason the certificate is not forwarded —- I am Dr Sir Yo

J Howell Jr

Col Clement Biddle