Middletown Feb^y 2^d 1796 your letter of the 22^d Jan^y 96 received with the pay Roll Inclosed you mention that I have omitted to note Clarks [undecipherable] in May when I made my Aco^t, I supposed that there must be a sufficient settlement, for those Aco^ts which I now Inclose to you under Cover to the pay office — I also inclose you the [undecipherable]ment of the Recruits up to the 31 of Dec^r 1795 All of which I hope will meet your Approbation I have the honour to be with Esteem Sir Your Most Obedient Most humble Servant Daniel Bissell Joseph Howell Esq^r &c Philadelphia [February 2. 1796 from Cap^t Bissell]