After my respects to you and yours I take the boldness to write to you to inform you that since the embargo has been Laid that it has made buisiness so dull that I have not been able to Suport my famley and are obliged to Solicit Suport from some body and know of no person better than your Exlancy before the embargo I was able to Support my wife & seven Children but since I am not able to procure work of any kind and I now pray your Excelency will not Suffer a famley to want who is atrying to Defend the Liberty that has been so dearly bought by the Sons of america I was a Soldier all the american war and am ready to Lift my musquit again Should there be any invation I was Last war at the battles of bunkers Hill Brandywine & Long Iland I Have no more at present but pray your excelency would Send Somthing for your Subjects to Live on and as in duty Bound I Shall pray for your excelencys helth & happyness & remain your Most obedient humble Servent