New York 22 Oct^r 1789 My dear Sir I received your favor of the 24^th September with its enclosure for the President of the United States which I immediately delivered to him [strikethrough: illegible] When the event shall hap- [interlined: of Rhode Island preceded by h[undecipherable]] pen which you wish, I am persuaded the [undecipherable] President will [undecipherable] consider your application— But as it is not con[sis]tent with his practice to make any promises whatever— M^rs Greene [undecipherable] us [undecipherable] perfectly well— and proposes to return to Rhode Island for a short [undecipherable] Colonel [undecipherable] Your Dear Sir Your humble Knox [Cap^t W^m Littlefield / 22 Oct^r 1789] Cap^t W^m Littlefield