Portland Mass^ts 12^th Sept^r 1788 Sir I wrote you on the 4^th Inst and the same day sailed for this place and had two & half days passage. I find M^r Storers papers to be bulky, I am this minute flanked on every [strikethrough: quarter] by the old papers of the old regiment, and shall not be able to force my way through them under a number of days; if my ammunition and provision holds out, I hope however to accomplish it in about six or eight more. I have about 200 loose vouchers to examine, and from what I can conjecture M^r Storer will fall about 200 dollars in arrears, this he says he cannot pay in, untill his brig arrives from the West Indies in Autumn. he wishes to pay it in Boston to avoid the risque of sending money by land to New York. I believe I shall advise him to purchase a bill of exchange in Boston for the Amount and send them enclosed to you whenever he is ready to pay it, will not that be the best way? I shall write you more particularly in my next. M^r Caleb Swan Joseph Howell Esq^r Annapolis 15^th Sept^r 1788 Sir I received your favor of the 8^th Inst. there must be some mistake in regard to Col. Lees information respecting the clothing charged to him in your office — the Accounts of his Legion were settled by M^r Dunscomb and I presume it was from him the offer was made to deduct it from their arrears — I received a letter some time since from the Col. on the subject and in my answer informed him that I had wrote to Cap^t John Hamilton who I believ'd could give some Account of the transaction — to this letter Cap^t Hamilton made no reply — and all that is in my power to say on this head is that at the time M^r Pierce was here on his way to Georgia, Cap^t Hamilton mentioned to him a Quantity of Clothing on his books (as late Clothier to General Greens Army) with which Col. Lee (or his Legion) was chargeable — It was M^r Pierces desire that the acc^t. should be copied and sent to M^r Dunscomb — and if I am not mis=taken Cap^t Hamilton executed his wish — However upon application to him I am induced to believe every information that is necessary can be obtained as he is in full possession of the facts — and I believe his books will shew the distribution — he lives at Charlestown in Cecil County — The State of Maryland by act of Assembly, grants half pay to such of their Officers as were wounded in the Continental service as a gratuity independant of what the might receive from the United States — as it was expressly provided that no charge was to be made to the Continentals for it — the Officers made their election to the Commutation instead of the Invalid establishment and applied to me to procure it for them — this I did from M^r Pierce when in New York, but by some mis=take forgot one of them — Cap^t James Ewing by name — after I returned and discovered it, I hurte to M^r Pierce mentioning the Circumstance and desiring him to consider the information as a Claim laid in within the time prescribed — and I now beg leave to ask your attention to it — it is for a Man whose Uniform Conduct in the field during the war, and the marks of British bayonets has justly entitled him to every reward alloted to his Grade — you will find a=mong the Accounts of the others which I got settled as before mentioned a copy of the act of Assembly in which his Name is recited; which I presume is a Sufficient claim in Season, provided the letter is not to be found — M^r Richmond desirs his best respects. am Sir Y^r. Joseph Howell Esq^r John White To Samuel Osgood Esq. 15^th Sept^r 1788 Sir The return of the Hospital department for the year 1782 signed by Doct^r Cochran deranges Doct^r Draper the first of February of that year I have the Honor to be Sir Y^r Ob^t Serv^t Joseph Howell Comptrollers Office Philadelphia 17^th Sept^r 1788 Sir The Widow of Cap^t James Calderwood who was killed at the Battle of Brandywine 1777. applies to this State for half pay she says he was appointed Cap^t of an independent company raised in Pennsylv^a and that he [strikethrough: came to] came just before the Action and as being most convenient was there annexed to the 15^th Virginia regiment but that the remains of his company were incorporated with the Pennsylv^a regiments. I will thank you for information of this matter. I am John Nicholson Joseph Howell Esq.