those persons who left the Service previous to the 10^th Apr. 1780 of admitting the Supplies from the State will amount to nearly one third of the whole charge exhibited, I do not find that you have calculated the interest on depreciation & presuming each State will expect to be allowed it, you will please to inform me at what period the interest commenced on the certificates issued for depreciation — I am &c J. Howell Jr. [J. Howell esq^r. —] Gen Post Office Jan^ry 14. 1789 — Sir The bearer has called upon me with some certificates respecting M^r Clarkson as Postmaster to the army under the marques de la Fayette — all I know about that business is that M^r Clarkson was Postmaster at Williamsburg, & probably the army business fell into his hands, but I never knew that he had a separate commission for that purpose, he is still indebted to the public as post master at Williams burg, & I apprehend it will be just to discount that from his pay as army post master if any allowance is made him on that a— I am &c &c [J. Howell esq^r. —] Office of Accounts Jan— Sir The Certif— [remainder illegible due to damage] D.W. McGen^l are directed to Col^o. Carrington, and as it appears by the dates that he has made Settlements with Col^o. Carrington since he got those certificates, I can no conjecture why they were not included. I think Col^o. Carrington desired that no claim in his dep^t should be settled but such as appeared in his Books, or were authenticated by him, be it as it may, his approbation is necessary to make them regular. — I made some notes on the inclosed return of Settlements made in Connecticut for depreciation — can you not ascertain the inclusive dates of the time they were paid? I am &c Jon^d Burrall Joseph Howell esq^r. — M^r Duer's respects to M^r Howell would be glad to be furnished with a set of Pierce's Registers for the Board — — Board of Treasury- Monday Morn^g. — Delivered on the above note one sett of printed reg. by order of the Comm^r of [undecipherable] Acc (Signed) B. Mifflin [Office c— [undecipherable] N]