Altho to you Unknown; as to person, property, or Character—more than what you will find Inclosed in one of these papers; have taken the Liberty; or as may more properly be said, [. . .] assurance, to lay before you, the present Difficulties [. . .] I am Overtaken with the Hope, that your Hon[. . .] [. . .] [. . .]escend, to Offer me Some assistance Or if not to [point] out Something that will in Some Measure Operate to Relieve me; in doing, offering, or presenting of which I must leave you to Judge of my feelings, as you may think proper—Unaccustomed, as I may truly say to know the want of the Necessaries of Life—Have for some time past, through Unforesen Accidents, been deprived, of the Means whereby, the Travailar Subsists on the Road—And being, on my Return Homeward: made many Exertions to get on knowing, or fully believing, that my Situation, would not be the Better by delays; on the Road; Until the weather proved two severe for me to bear; Unaccustomed as I was to bear the Col,d; got Considerably frozen by which means I am entirely deprived of travailing Unless, by some Assistance having lost my Horse in Abbington & my pocket [too] light to purchase Another; in the End was[. . .] [. . .]gh Physicians Bills, and Other Expences [. . .] with A man at Newmarket to bring me [into] to this place; thereby hoping to Meet with some person with whom I was Acquainted & Get somewhat relieved; Otherwise as I then was must have become Chargable to the public: in preference of which I would rather have experienc,d almost any thing Corporally even (Death) would have been no Unwelcome messenger—

The person who assisted me in Getting here I shall be obliged to keep on Expences Until I Can find Some way to Satisfy, his and someother Demands, that I was Unable to do when I left Newmarket. Should I fail fail in procuring: as much — — — Consequncies I must leave and no Accquaint Appearing—has forced me to [. . .] of proceed[ing]

I Do not Ask, [. . .] a present When at my place of Residen[ce] [. . .] Believe I Could meet many Such Demands—my papers must Vouch for my Credibility

I have Omitted to State where I am from last, or from my Journeys and I have left behind me the Natchze, some parts Lousianna Orleans, And a three months tour in the Indian Country On this side the Missisippi—

Provided you Should proper to See, or Ask me Any Questions, Should be happy in Answering so far as I shall be Able—

Should be Glad of knowing my destination, As the man who has Assisted me is in waiting my Rough Unquoth [. . .] Writing you must Excuse; Only [. . .]—

Your Humble Servt