Shepherds Town Octo 6^th 1790 [156] Sir, Inclosed is the Denomination of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] with a power of Attorney for you to receive the pay due from the United States to his son who died in the Service — I mentioned M^r [undecipherable] to you when I had the pleasure of seeing you last in Philadelphia when you was kind enough to promise Your Attention to his business. Please receive the pay due and inclose it on a letter to M^r [undecipherable] Morrow of this Town. Post Master for M^r [undecipherable], or Authorize M^r [undecipherable] by letter to M^r Morrow to Draw on you for the Amount you [undecipherable] [undecipherable] is his worthy old Gentleman as [undecipherable] and Save me some Additional [undecipherable] Sent to You — Please excuse me to the Sect of War for Sending this letter to him I do it to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] just being under the [undecipherable] [Postal cover notation, largely undecipherable due to document condition: The [undecipherable] his [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] McHenry [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Philadelphia or [undecipherable] Town] [Docket: Major [undecipherable] Langham 6^th Octob 1790 Recd 19 —]