[Marginalia top left: I remember [undecipherable] looking up these Archives [undecipherable] [a?] letter of Henry Olie's [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] Rept [undecipherable] forgotten the No — 17.98 —] New Yorke Office of Army Acc^ts M^r Henry Swear New York 31 March 1790 I have this day received your letter of the 26 Ins^t. wherein you request to be informed if the accounts of Cap^t Henry Olie have been fitted & in case they are not to forward to you the Accounts & Papers left with me. — I have to inform you that I know of no accounts or papers [belonging?] to the person you allude — Neither has any accounts of this nature been filed in this Office — I conceive you must be mistaken in respect to the papers being put into my hands, for had they been, they would certainly, would be filed in [undecipherable], but which they are not, neither are they on file with the accounts unsettled in this Office. I am your very hum[ble] Ser[van]t Jos. Howell [Endorsements at bottom left, undecipherable] --- Germain Town March 26, 179[0] Cap^t Howell Sir, I request the particular favour of you to inform me [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] with Cap^t Henry Olie's respecting the Acc^ts & [undecipherable] in your hands — In case you have not, or can't bring him to a settlement, request you to forward all the Accounts, as quick as possible time, as the delay is too long — I am, Sir Respectfully Your most Affe[ctionate] Henry [his mark] Sweir[a?] N.B. You are to observe That [undecipherable] from the Executor Cap^t Henry Olie Es^q.