New York Novem 10^th 178[undecipherable] Sir Your letter of the 8^th Inst did not reach me untill this day — Your Memorial to Congress has not yet been referred to report on and as that Hon^ble Body are not in Session and in all probability will not be for some months I am not able to inform you when your presence will be necessary — without an act of Congress I cannot close the accounts of your Colo. [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] Joseph Howell Jr. Jno. P. de Haas — Philadelphia Nov 11^th 178[undecipherable] Sir I received five days ago the [undecipherable] you honored me with bearing date to the 8^th Inst. I am very sorry to find that [undecipherable] Grecia has seized upon a for[undecipherable] of attorney the [undecipherable] of J. Adam [undecipherable] Specially as the poor man is in the greatest distress M^r Nicholson has informed me that the same Grecia has done the same thing in the Circumstances, and it is [undecipherable]