[Lt Col Tho Rodney] New York 7^th September 1789 Dear Sir I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your favor in which you mention the prospect of a Letter written by you to the President of the United States, respecting the honorable Judge M^cKean and Colonel John Parks I am persuaded the President has a full Knowledge of the merits of those Gentlemen, and that he will make his appointments [strikethrough: many the most proper] [strikethrough: impartial] upon to [strikethrough: I dare not flatter myself that] my opinion would be of any importance in this case — but if it should be [undecipherable: required] I should be happy in the occasion