Copy of Letter To Capt Thos. Patten April 6 1790 Entd The National Archives of the Unites States Office of Army Accounts New York 6 April 1790 Sir I have received your letter of the 22d March last. I am unacquainted with the measures which W. Pierce took with the Board of Treasury relative to your claim or [undecipherable] for the distribution of Certificates to your late Company, but Sir I can inform you that a similar claim was made by Mr. Jona Philips who received from Mr. King a number of Certificates to distribute to the [undecipherable] whose [undecipherable] belonged to Connecticutt–this claim was considered as unfounded on the principle that Mr. King was esteemed the Agent had the appointment from & receipted for the whole of the Certificates, consequently he became accountable to the United States. Mr. King has settled his accounts and probably will receive the allowance of One perCent in his [undecipherable] which will hardly cover the loses sustained by him–I am of opinion that any replication on your part will be unnecessary as the [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] will [undecipherable] that Mr. King was the [undeciperable] one responsible. I am [undeciperable] [undeciperable] obt Servt [undeciperable] Howell Jr Capt Thos. Patten