[His Excellency Henry Knox Esqr Secretary of War New York] [from his Excellency [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Gov^r Sullivan] Durham New Hampsh Jany 14 1787 Sir Relying on that, long Acquaintance and friendship, which has happily subsisted between us I take the liberty of introducing to your Excellency, for [undecipherable] occasions most Acquaintance my very good friend, the honorable [Paine] Wingate Esqr Delegate from this State to Congress he is a Stranger in New York And I Shall Esteem it a great favor of you and please to make him Acquainted with Some of the first Characters there — you will find him the [Soldier?] the Gentleman and the man of [Sense?] every mark of attention paid to him by you shall be gratefully Acknowledged by his Excellency's most obedient and very humble [Serv^t] Jn^o Sullivan his Excell^y Henry Knox Esq^r