date of your letter has been since handed to you — I am desirous of preventing you any inconvenience at the same time I wish that any further remitt- ance should be delayed untill I hear from Capt. Pike, unless you should find it absolutely ne- cessary — I have requested of Capt. Pike in my letter to the Paymaster to send forward a power of Attorney to you, when that is done you can re- gularly receive such sum as he may assign you while he continues in service. Madam I am &c &c Joseph Howell M^rs Judith Pike W.D. Accountants Office June 19^th 1794 Sir I take the liberty to inclose you a letter to M^rs Pike and to request you to for- ward it — I have received a letter from him at the date of which she had not received the last money you took on for her. I have mentioned it to her and stated the whole amount advanced for her making One hundred and sixty dollars,