[Capts: 3282. for 161. 16. 4.] [Alez. Patterson] Office of Army Accounts New York 16 March 1790 Sir, Your letter of the 4 ins^t is now before me, [strikethrough: and especially by your request] I find you are mistaken in respect to Captain Alex. Patterson's receiving from me any Certificates for you — as it appears on the settlement of your Account that a balance was due from you to the United States, which balance M^r. Nicholson, Comptroller of Penn^a deducted from your Account of depreciation and issued the balance in a Certificate N^o 3282 — to Alexander Cap^t Patterson as by his amounting to One hundred and Sixty one pounds 16/4 — This appears the whole that Cap^t. Patterson rec^d for you in pursuance of your order a power of Attorney I am Sir your Obd^t Jo^s Howell Cap^t. Luke Broadhead