Philad^a July 23^d 1798 Sam^l Hodgdon Esq^r Sir In Consequence of applicat[ion] [undecipherable] to Major Starr of Danbury Connecticut — [undecipherable] receiv[ed] his Cert[ificate] relative to the [Station] held by Mr. Jon[athan] Phillips under him last War — I beg leave to hand you inclosed [as] Corrobora[tory] testimony of his merit, — Renewedly soliciting and implicitly relying on your favourable attention to his application, shou[ld] any [undecipherable] situ[ation] present — I remain most respectfully Sir, Your Ob[edient] Serv[ant] [undecipherable] [Endorsement, verso:] Edward [undecipherable] / 29 July 179[8] / [re?] his Recom[mendation?] / Jonathan [Phillips?] [Address panel:] [undecipherable] / [seal] To whom it may concern — [I certify?] that [Jonathan] Phillips, served in the Corps of [Officers?] in the 2^d M Gen[eral]'s [line?] at Danbury State of Connecticut in the year 1778, as [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of [which?] time, [he?] the Comma[nd] [undecipherable] in which capacity he served with faithfulness, & approbation — [undecipherable signature] Danbury July [6?] 1798 [undecipherable signature]