As an unfortunate Countryman I take the liberty onst more to adress myself to you knowing that you have a heart that sincerly feals the Sorrow of another boosom. The Judges of my affair Demands that I prove that I am a Native of Amerique. If your Exelency will be kind enough as you know I am Realy a Native of Philadelphia to Certify that I am from Philada. and belong to a good honest familey and suported in that Country a good Carracter as you know I wallways have done, you will rilive me from the greatest Pain in Life. If your Exelency should Refuse me this feavour I am lost lost for ever. This is the most unhappest affair in life. I do not know for what I am arrested. The accused me of being a Partner of a Certain Saintyver but as I have proved to the Contarrary they know say I am an imposter and that I never was in that Country that if I Realy was that my ambasadeur would not Refuse me to Certify that I am from that Country. My liberty Depends upon the Goodness of your Exelency in Righting the few fowloing Lines. Sir you have arrested a Subject of the united Stats of america named John Shaffer a Son of Dan Shaffer a good honest family and who always (?) suported a good Carracter in that Country. I beg that you will Render him the justis that he merets. You see by my Request the inosance of my Cause. If you do not Clame me in this unhappe affair I am Loost for Ever, I am very senseble that I do not Merite your Protection owing to my bad Conduct but hope you will Pardon me for my Past Conduct, thinck of my good honest fameley my God what I have brought my self to by my imprudence. If it is only for the sake of my famely Do not Refuse me the feavour I ask and beleve me I ever shall look upon you as my Salvateur (?) and acnoledge my self to be with Respect Sir your Most obedent and very humble servant