[Copy] Philadelphia January 25^th 1790 Sir your dated December 14^th last — inclosing a Certificate N° 95,029 Dated the 30^th of November last for the Sum of One Hundred & Fifty Dollars bearing Intrust from 4^th of November 1783 Issued in favour of Chas. Hoakly being for so much advanc'd by him to Col. Geo. Matthews of the [strikethrough: State] [strikethrough: the late] Virginia line for two months pay recieved with said Certificate — I likewise recied your Dated 16^th Instant should have answerd your first before this time. but have been from home on a little tower through my old native place that Little Sister Delaware State I am Sir your Humble Serv^t James Moore