If the expense of an additional Clerk would not interfere with the arrangment of your Hon'ble board I should be happy in being authorised to employ one on this business, which will enable me to comply with the wishes of several Loan officers who have the indents of the United States to issue, in forwarding to them a list of such errors as may appears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J Howell Jun^r. The Hon^ble The Commissioners of the Treasury Compt. General's Office June 24.. 1788. Dear Sir I wish you would be so obliging as to examine the rolls of the 12^th Pennsylvania Regiment & inform me if Capt. Peter Withington is mustered "dead the 11^th of May 1777." or whether he was discontinued on the rolls before that time, & when left out— I am Sir with great respect &c— John Nicholson— Joseph Howell Esq^r. Asst. Com^r. Army Acc^ts. Comptr. Gen^ls. Office June 24.. 1788. Dear Sir I believe you have been put in possession of all the Receipts, Vouchers or papers respecting Col. Woods Acct. which can be now furnished; and as his Family expect that after charging him the balance which after stating his account you will find due from him on his army settlements out of his pension & arrears of Pension, there will be something considerable—I pray you will be so obliging as to state Col. Wood's account as well as you can from every document have, and as explicit for their Satisfaction, as you can, and Strike the balance & inclose the whole to me— I hope you will settle it upon as favourable principles as to the family as you can consistent with justice & the rules prescrib'd for your government— I would just mention that they conceive he has a considerable claim for rations Undrawn, & somewhat for back pay not reciev'd— M^r. Wood has come to Town & will wait for your answer— Please to write me how our good friend M^r Pierce is . . . . . . . . . . . . . I am.. Your &c John Nicholson . Joseph Howell Jun^r Esq^r. Ast. Com^r. of Army Acc^ts. New York June 30^th. 1788. Dear Sir Your favor of the 24^th Inst^t. was not handed me before this morning— I will endeavor to have a copy of the accounts of Col. Wood prepared for you by tomorrow post— It will not be in my power to close them without being in possession of Col. Bayards vouchers Col. Wood certainly must have the vouchers of an account current or how would he have Settled with Col. Bayard— If the accounts are closed without the monies rec^d. by Col. Bayards the United States will be deprived of the means of recovering any part of it— I have no Muster Roll of the 12 Regiment so early as the month of May 1777. I have therefore appealed to the accounts of M^r. Thomas Dungan late paymaster to that Regiment & find that Capt. Hanamiah Lincoln, as attorney has recieved the pay of Capt. Peter Withington to the 11^th May 1777. but no remark is made, how, or in what manner she left the Service— I am very unhappy to inform you that M^r Pierce is exceeding ill & in all probability will not live many weeks . . . . . . . . — — I am &c Yours Joseph Howell Jun^r. [Ni]cholson Esq^r.