Office of Army Auds New York Nov: 30^th 1787. Sir Being a Stranger to the name of the Gent.ⁿ who acts as auditor & Comptroller for the State of Rhode Island and wishing to have an answer to the enclosed letter as soon as possible, I have taken the Liberty to enclose it to your care, requesting you will direct & send it to the proper person by which you will Oblige [undecipherable] W^m Ellery R. Island Jos: Howell Jr. James Tilton by Delaware W.^m [undecipherable] by Carolina [horizontal line] Richmond Nov. 19^th 1787 — Dear Sir By this conveyance Cap.^t Allen, the sloop Adventure I send you a trunk containing all Dunscomb's papers receiv'd by him on settlement of old money accounts; some of the Auditors old Papers sundry accounts & Papers not settled, Doc.^t Middleton papers, a Saddle the property of Doc.^t Sam.^d Baird, and sundry old Clothes an account of which I have given to M.^rs Purie Enclosed. I expect the Musters of the Line soon, but shall detain them untill I go, and take them with me by land — Sam D. Jr de The Key I give to the Cap^tain Purie M.^r Howell — [horizontal line] Richmond, Novem. 19.^th 1787. Dear Sir Your letters of the 3^d & 6^th are come to hand. I believe that you will find the Carrington forty dollars are charged to him twice, the charge against Edmonds & M.^r Dunscomb says has been stop^t with another sum that causes the amount to vary I have given Edmonds the Certificate and left Dunscomb & him to explain it between them — Doc.^t Skinner continues not convinced but that he is entitled to more money, I wrote my opinion on his application which you will find in my letter Book, he had two commiss.^ns one as Lieu.^t the other as surgeon, but drew pay