War Office Feb^y 18^th 1789 Dear Sir The late General Woodford's Sir I herewith transmits an account of payments made to his father while in France, as by some means before mislaid it, and he cannot make any settlements with the Commissioners of the State [undecipherable] until he is furnished with a duplicate receipt. The account was taken from your Books now at [undecipherable], and I am to request the favor of you to order another made out and transmitted to me as soon as possible that he may be [undecipherable] to his [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] who have engag'd to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for him. I am with very [undecipherable] [undecipherable] dear Sir Yr most obed Serv^t [Signature] John Pierre [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Lyons