[Private] [To the President -5806-] My dear Sir Philadelphia 24 Sept 95— I have the hono[r] to acknowledge the recei[pt] of your private letter of the 24^th. M^r Andrew Allen ([strikethrough: Brother of the Penn and] who came out with M^r & M^rs Penn,) and who is brother to the Col[onel] has been well received. — Personally to his return a pardon, or the [strikethrough: use] exercise of the allowance, was [strikethrough: —] obtained from the Governor, under the seal of the State. There has been [undecipherable] He appears to be esteem'd on the parole of [undecipherable] and good officers, and was found under entirely different [undecipherable] [strikethrough: undecipherable lines] I assure you [undecipherable] that they amount [undecipherable] more [undecipherable] I thank you for your [undecipherable] [undecipherable] has been [undecipherable] on the 16^th instant — of a daughter, [undecipherable] before out or he [undecipherable] return about the 18^th of next month. I sincerely hope your [undecipherable] my recovery and [undecipherable] continue sincere respects for M^rs Washington, I am my dear Sir With the greatest respect Your most obedient Humble S[ervan]t [signature] [The President of the —] [H[is] —]