Gen^t Knox , [undecipherable: probable reading "...onourships W"] [undecipherable] 20 July 1789 Sir The bearer of this M^r Hall is to [undecipherable] you a letter from Major Butler recom- mending him to your patronage— I beg leave to add in Addition to What that Gent has mentioned My Sincere Wish, that his recom- mendation may be Successfull, and my firm persuasion that M^r Hall will be found Worthy of any Appoint- ment Which you may think proper to Assign him— I am With Most Respect Sir Y^r M^st Ob^t Serv^t Tho^s Fitzsimmons [New York 20 July 1789]