An offective son, & one of the children of the church presumes to address you an epistle. I long admired your measures in preparing to expend this nation in time of peace, & thus prevent war from spreding ruin over the land. Now all the nation is convinced of the propriety of your measures respecting the navy & impropriety of the measures of your successors. Our navy has done wonders. God grant it success. He has been convincing the nation that federalists were right, & democrats wrong.

Christians in the middle & western sections of the union & even Some in the south are [lothing] of having Christ Jesus acknowledged in the Federal constitution as “having on his vesture & on his thigh written king of kings & Lord of Lords & prince of the kings of the earth.” You will approve I am sure & give your influence to do Christian a measure. It will keep southren Lusts & good pious northren men will get the great Offices. Father a dutiful son sends you his blessing