I Take the freedom in wrighting unto your honour baging for your Assistance to Enable me to Guit out of this Cuntry into my one which is Amarica & was born in the Iseland of Nantucket & have fought two yrs in the first of the warr untill I had the misforten to be taking & Carried in England & After made my Ascape in france & Ever Since have ben fighting for them whare as I have ben un Sucksesfull, & at this Presant time am So Dreand of money that am not Able to Clear my Self of my Boarding. After Seling All the Clothing that I Could Spare am in want of 300 hundred Livers. Also I have made A Request unto mr Dessagray4 for A Passague on Board of his Vessell that is Bound for Amarica & will Saill within 20 Days from this & he Refuses me without I Give him 400 hundred Livers in Hand before I Sail which is not in my Power at Presant & If yr honour will Consider my Situation & Assist me in this Dark & malloncoully Situation I will Endavour to Reinbust the Same unto yr honour by yr honour in Amarica. I Pray yr honour to Consider my Situation at this Presant time & Request the favour of yr Answer to me by the Next Post & in Ending I Subcribing my Self unto you yr humble Servant to Serve