New York July 31^st 1788 Gentlemen M^r King has complied with the directions of your Hon^bl Board, in qualifying to his Account of Certificates spued for which sufficient vouchers does not appear And has also given his Election indemnifying the United States from any claim which the parties to whom those Certificates belonged, may make. I am Joseph Howell The Hon^bl the Commissioners of the Treasury New York June 3. 1788 Sir I am now at your Quarters am informed you are very sick for which I am exceedingly sorry. Owes in hopes you could have been able to have conversed with me respecting a Matter of some consequence to me — viz in 1783 at West Point I produced to you an order for four Months pay of Philip Fowler Drum Major to 8 New Hampshire Reg^t the Months were Nov^r & Feb^r March & April 1783 you said it could not be answered till I obtained a Certificate from the Muster Master which I did, you then said it should be paid out of the first Money that came into your hands, which did not happen till I left Camp, I put the order & Certificate of his Master into the hands of Major Howell our Agent, to whom you said you would pay the Money — when Howell arrived to Seller I applied for the Money he said he did