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 recieved— M^rs 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. Ass^t Com^r of Army Acc^ts New York June 30^th 1788. Dear Sir Your favor of the 24^th Ins^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 posission 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. [strikethrough: &] 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. Hannaniah 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 he 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. [Nicholson Esq.] Office of Army Accounts, New York June 30^th. 1788. Gentlemen Since I had the honor of transmitting you my report on the Memorial of Col. Antony W. White I have recieved some information from that Gentleman relative to the monies advanced by him, that I was before unacquainted with, which induces me to request permission of your Hon^ble board to withdraw the report— that I may form one corresponding to the evidence recievd— I have the Honor to be &c— The Hon^ble The Commissioners of Treasury Joseph Howell Jun^r. Office of Army Accounts New York July 7^th. 1788. Gentlemen M^r Pierce has left in my possession about 8000 Dollars Old Emission money which has been returned him by sundry persons on Settlement of their accounts— I have to request your Hon^ble Board will please to direct the Treasurer to recieve this money & to give his receipt for the same . . . . . . . . . . . . .— I am &c Joseph Howell Jun^r. The Hon^ble The Commiss^rs of the Treasury Office of Army Accounts New York July 7^th. 1788. The ^Assistant commissioners of army accounts to whom was referred the memorial of Col. Antony Walton White begs leave to report That it appears from a receipt of Capt. Belfield that