I have this day taken the liberty to draw upon you in favor of Messrs: ⟨Ca⟩thcart Foster & Shaw for dollars Seventy Nine twenty Cents for disbursements made by my ⟨or⟩der for the relief of distressed Seamen, which ⟨y⟩ou please to duly honour & have charged my Account until I forward the ⟨nec⟩essary vouchers I have the ⟨h⟩onour to continue with great respect Sir Your Obedt: servant