Having been your Excellencys Fellow Soldier in some Campaignes of a difficult and dangerous operation, and as peace has Again Sanctified our Communication, and lessend your Cares; I presume to Ask your Interference and Friendship, on the Subject of my honestly earnd Small Property in America; which it Seems Was with others proscribed by Congress.

Mrs Gordon took Philadelphia in her Way from Grenada to this Country last Summer—She found our Small House in Walnut Street, and the Lot next to it, so much the object of my poor Acquisition, Sold for a Small Sum; also the Lots of Land Specified in the List inclosed, ready to be Conveyd over to a Person who had Offerd for Them; There was a delay made to this last by Mr Morris, Mr T. Mattlock, a Connexion of my Wifes and an Old Acquaintance of my eldest Sons; if theirs, & Mr S. Merediths, our Atty & friends Intervention proved Effectual We know not; if it did, your Excellency will have an opportunity to Second their Endeavours, if all is gone your Intermission will not be Wanted; and [as] to me I think an honest man, ought to be proud in suffering in his Countrys Misfortunes; especially when he reflects that much against his mind they were begun but War once began, no Officer under The King woud have been happier than he shoud, to have riskd his Life, his ease and to have employd his long [altho] Contemned Experience, to have honestly preserved that Country where he Served, and at the loss of his blood and hard Fatigues contributed to Secure.

The Remembrance of our past Labours & dangers, and in Service a perfect Agreement of Military Sentiments, our only Topics, makes the Writing of this Letter Agreeable to me, as also that of Subscribing myself with great regard & Respect. Sir Your Excellencys Most Obedient and Most Humble Servant