[Joseph Howell Esquire Accountant to the War Department] [from [undecipherable] [postal seal] July 24 1792] United States Loan Office Staunton Virginia, July 24^th 1792 I have received your letter of the 1^st instant and now enclose you a Copy of Henry Bowyer's order for the letter directed to him which came to me in your letter of the 8^th of May, and as to [undecipherable] alias Murray receipt for the same — The letter alluded to in Capt. Bowyer's letter to me was immediately forwarded to the Secretary of War since which another letter has been rec^d from Capt. Bowyer addressed to the Secretary of War which was also immediately forwarded on the receipt — the latter I presume contained his acknowledgement for the five [undecipherable] Dollars — I am very respectfully for your ob^t trust [Per Lyon?] for [Jn. Hopkins?] Jan^y Loans State of Virg^d Bolivar 8^th June 1792 M. Jn Hopkins Sir I received yours of the 10^th last month informing me a letter from the Secretary of War is directed to one named [undecipherable] Murray which letter contained [undecipherable] note to the amount of five hundred Dollars as you were informed, at my [undecipherable] will not [undecipherable] of any [undecipherable] application. You will please to deliver the [same] letter to the Bearer M: Archibald Murray who will pass a receipt [undecipherable] for the same for [undecipherable] M: Murray to [undecipherable] the letter in your [undecipherable] that you may be a [undecipherable] to that [undecipherable] — I have taken the liberty of enclosing a letter to the Secretary of War, to be forwarded by you. Which please to forward by the first Post. I have requested the Secretary of War to direct any [undecipherable] he [undecipherable] for me to your care, Should any come to your hands please to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for my affectionately to [undecipherable] [Copy] I am very respectfully Sir Your ob^t Serv^t Henry Bowyer Capt of [undecipherable] [Endorsement, different hand:] Red Richmond [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of John [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] of a letter directed to Henry Bowyer a Captain [undecipherable] on the [undecipherable] of the Secretary of [undecipherable] containing five hundred Dollars a [undecipherable] of that which I was authorised to receive by the within letter [undecipherable] Arch^d Murray