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+ | New York 10 March 1796 | ||
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+ | Sir, | ||
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+ | Your letter of the 4 Inst. is now before me [strikethrough] and [undecipherable] to your request [\strikethrough] I find you are mistaken in the [undecipherable] 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 UStates, which balance Mr. Nicholson, Comptroller of Penns'a. deducted from your Account of depreciation and issued the balance in a Certificate No. 3282 - to Alexander Capt. Patterson [strikethrough] is, by his [\strikethrough] amounting to One hundred and Sixty one pounds lb/4 - this appears the whole that Capt. Patterson recd for you in pursuance of your order or power of Attorney. | ||
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+ | I am Sir | ||
+ | Your Obedt. | ||
+ | Jn. Howell | ||
+ | [flourish] | ||
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+ | Capt Luke Broadhead | ||
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+ | [left side margin, 1/4 page turn] Certif: 32012. for 161.16.4. | ||
+ | Alex Patterson-- |