[185] New York, 9^th April 1786. Dear Sir, Having a leisure moment I have settled the acc^t of Cap. Alex^r Ramsay, and enclosed you will receive a Certificate N^o 6491 for Sixty eight 7⁶/₉₀ Dollars, the amount of said account — I have also enclosed you the account of Cap. Rofs for rations which I am unable to Liquidate, as no rations are now admitted previous to the 1^st June 1778. This was given to M^r Elliot in his instructions from the Superintendent of Finance, as all Officers previous to that period were allowed to draw all the Rations due them, and the Office having no checks on those accounts they cannot be admitted — I cannot give you any information of James Williams until I know the regiment he was in previous to his death — You will please to send me a receipt for M^r Ramsay's certificate — I am, Sir, with Esteem, Your Ob^t Serv^t Jos. Howell jun^r John Nicholson Esquire [Received from estate of captured Records Interior Department by Joseph Meredith R.P.O. 41890]