months pay to Elijah Hubbard esq^r the bearer of this letter to be handed to me — The pay retained is for services performed in the year 1777. I am in conformity thereto entitted to a certificate of seventy five dollars bearing interest from the said last year. I refer the matter to you to do justice in the case and you will there by oblige both the public and me. I herein inclose a voucher under Major Hodgdon's hand. and remain with esteem and respect your very affectionate friend and humble servant!! William Plumb — The Rev.^d W^m Plumb } Office of Army Accounts Middlton Connecticut —} New York Decem.^r 11. 1780. Sir Your letter of the 24 October last directed to Mr Pierce was handed to me yesterday. — I have examined the Books of this Office and find that the sum of Seventy five dollars was retained from you on the Settlement of an account for pay in the year 1777, being the amount of your Order in favor of the Treasurer of the Society of Cincinnata for the State of Connecticut. — Your order being on file with the accounts I do not conceive myself authorised to issue the certificate only to the Treasurer of the State on whom it is drawn, or to his Order. — you conceive that the certificate should bear interest from the year 1777 [undecipherable] because it was retained from the pay of that year. — in this I differ from you. for were it to be done you would be placed on a much better footing than any of the Officers of the late Army, whose certificates for depreciation only bears interest from the time of the Acts of the State made agreeably to Acts of Congress — I am &c J Howell Jr --- The Hon.^ble The Secretary at War Sir I do myself the honor to enclose you a return of sundry discharged men of the 1 American regiment shewing the several balances due them on the advance of three months pay to each. — the Musters Rolls of Captains Smith, Mercer, & Ferguson are wanting which prevents me from finally determining the bale[nce] due. — J Howell Jr Dec.^r 11. 1780 --- J Howells esq.^r — Annapolis 1 Decem.^r 1780 Dear Sir I did not receive your favor of the 18. Ult.^o untill the 28^th I thank you for the care of forwarding my letter and now trouble you with another, which which however I fear is too late for the pacquet; but hope you will have an opportunity shortly of sending by some vessel bound to London, or outports in Great Britain or Ireland. — In a post or two I will forward the Sale &c.^a you want at present I am hindered from doing it by the interruptions I meet with by enquiries of