[undecipherable] March 22. 1790 Sir) M^r [undecipherable: Pierce] informed me in his Letter of Nov^r 5^th 1785, that Congress was Directed him to settle with the Agents of Artificers, that the Board of Treasury was to Report, what was to be allowed. I should be much Obliged to you to inform me of I was allowed Any thing for my Trouble — if not — I have to inform me if my Account was Laid before the Board, And what was say upon it. for I was at the Trouble of making out all my mens Accounts, and Signing out a Number of the Certificates. M^r Paul Detained me in Camp from June 1783 to April 1784 — And you^r much Oblige your Humble Serv^t Tho^s Patten To Joseph Howell Esq^r Commissioner of Army Accounts [Letter from Cap^t Tho^s Patten March 22. 1790 En^d.]