New york 5^th Nov^r 1788 My dear Sir, I have this moment received your favor of the 2^d with an enclosure for M^rs Greene, but She left, last Tuesday afternoon for Bethlehem— Do you wish me to retain it until She returns, or can you suppose it will reach her by being forwarded to any place? D^r Pratt arrived here yesterday from W Point on his way to N Brunswick by water from which latter place he will take charge of a quantity of cloathes for the troops serving on the frontiers— He has Hitherto been a very faithfull and active Officer, he left this City in the afternoon with an assurance from me that if I did not hear from Gen^l Knox by this evenings post, relative to some additional supply to him of Cash, that I would undertake to allow him an additional months pay, with which prospect he has gone to Brunswicks to which place Cap^t Hogg will repairs in order to muster & inspect his troops, and make him the advances for the objects of his march. I beg you to tender my best Complements to M^rs Wadsworth, your fair Young ladies and little Miss Genkens, that we are all anxious to have her return again to N York and that she must not fail to hold herself in readiness to not embrace the opportunity of coming with my brother & Niece, who will certainly leave Boston next Week— Pray frank your letters when you do me the Honor to write, or address under cover to Gen^l Knox, those post Office people have charged me [undecipherable] for letters I have rec^d from [undecipherable] on public Service — they are however half right on this subject. I am with Sincere Attachment My dear Sir Your very humb Serv^t Wm Knox Col. Wadsworth. [address leaf: The Hon^ble Jeremiah Wadsworth Esq^r / Hartford / Connecticut]