[To the Secretary of the War Office] [Stephen Hillis] [seal] Sir M^r Stephen Hillis, of Christiana Bridge New Castle County, applies to me for a recommendation as a Clerk in your office. I knew the young man and family for many years past. They were Respectable & Worthy of Confidence nor have I ever heard any thing to the disadvantage of M^r Hillis. His abilities as a Clerk I am ignorant of, but have heard him spoken of as a person of application I am with great Regard Your oblig^d Humble Ser^t Levi Hollingsworth Philad^a 6 July, 1796 To the Secretary of the War Office