[Private] To the President My dear Sir Philadelphia 2^d Feb^y 1795 I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your private letter of the 24^th M^r Andrew Allen [strikethrough: (the brother of] [strikethrough: Penn and] who came out with M^r & M^rs Penn) and who is brother to the Calens.) has been not received. Promptly to his return a perdon on the [undecipherable] of this Alexander, was [strikethrough: obtained from the] Governor render the [undecipherable] of the State [undecipherable] the appears [strikethrough: to] have been [undecipherable: offered?] no [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] persons conduct I entirely [undecipherable] I am on [undecipherable] operation for the [undecipherable] I thank you for your information M^r Knox was to [undecipherable] the On the 16^th Instant of a daughter, to [undecipherable] hope, hope, well and made his [undecipherable] or the the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] I leave about the 18^th of next month. I sincerely hope your [undecipherable] My recovery and [undecipherable] continue [undecipherable]