this sum Col Williams denied receiving and informed me that is was paid Captain Johnson. This Gentleman has since settled his accounts and avers that he received no Monies of your late father but what came through the hands of Col Williams, and as there was no receipt from him I could not carry it to his [undecipherable: debit]. Col Williams has the same plea and may deny the charge, but as the greatest [undecipherable] of the charges exhibited by your father will more [undecipherable], I should [undecipherable: rep] that if any is examined, that it probably saves the whole are just, however this is not for me to determine— I cannot conceive why Col. Williams should withhold the Account stated by me, as I expected it was on that he founded his prosecution. M^r Price [undecipherable] this [undecipherable] on the [undecipherable] and untill [undecipherable] makes a new appointment the accounts [undecipherable] be [undecipherable] by [undecipherable] Joseph Howell [To] John [undecipherable: Peter] de [undecipherable] Office of Army Accounts New York Aug 14^th 1788 Sir I hereby Authorize and impower you to settle the accounts of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] late [undecipherable] Master in the [undecipherable] Regiment [undecipherable] for the [undecipherable] received by him for payment of the Officers Non commissioned Officers and Privates of said Regiment for the Months of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 1783 and to receive from the said [undecipherable] such balances in [undecipherable] as may be [undecipherable] due from him to the United States the matters of these Accounts you are perfectly acquainted with therefore I need not [undecipherable] on your [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] required to [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Joseph Howell