I beg Pardon for taking the Liberty, to trouble your Excellency with a commercial affaire, and to ask your assistance, concerning the payment of a Bill of Exchange of £3407: 10s: 7d: South Carolina Currency drawn the 1 7ber 1779 at Nantes, by Mr. Alexander Gitton from Charlestown Sh Cara in favour of Mr John Jacob Böhl, on Messr John S Crippsackey at Charlestown, bearing Interest of 7 per Dent per annum untill paÿd, the Bill was presented to Said Cripps &   who Protested it for none acceptance, and directed it to the drawer Alexr Gillon, who refus’d payment giving for reason, that there was no Precedent at Charlestown since the peace was reestablishd, to fix at what rate such Bills should be payd, an objection entierly invalid, since the amount of this Bill proceeds from the Sale of Linnens and woolens which I send him to the amount of £4000 Ster in which Mr. John Jacob Böhl was concerned with me for the above amount. These Goods Alexander Gillon Sold at Charles town 1771 and 1772, and since that time he Kept the money for the amount of said goods in his hands, and never send account Sales nor Remittance, till 1779, when he came to France. Tho’ according to the Agreement he had Sold the Goods at £9. Sterling S.C. Curry for £1 Ster. and received the money at £7 S.C. Currency for £1 Sterling and still he made up the account Sales, that we Suffered a Loss, when he had got about 30 per cent profit; after I had received account Sales of him I found means to make him pay my Share, but Mr. Bohl was absent but since I had Engaged him to be concernd in this entreprise, he pretended that I should refond him the first cost of the goods, which to avoid disputs I did and he endorsd Gillons Bill in my favour; and thus became Creditor.

By my good friend Richard Henry Lee Esqr at Chantilly in Virginia Was Recommended to Jacob Read Esqr Counsellour at Charlestown who has now the bill in his hands. He writes me under date 1th May. this year that the Political Sistem of the Legislature at Charlestown was in such a Situation, that he was doubtfull of obtaining Justice untill a New Legislator in Jannuary 1787. had met as this time now approaches, I take the Liberty to beg your Excellency to use your Interest and Autority and Shew that there are men in North America who Profess Honour and Justice and will not Suffer that Rascals Plunder Strangers of their Property. I have been an American Patriot Since by my means above 500   have been brought over from Germany, and a very Considerable Summ of ready moeny for my Army friends account has been spend in America, and I should still be and injoie the Happiness of an American Patriot and I not had the misfortune that Some of my      had been the most perjured and most wicked villains, who by their Interest at Court and Perjury robbed me of my Property. Vexd at such an injustice I quited England and Retired to my Native Country, where God be thanck I enjoie that Happeness and ease, as much as any reasonable man can wish for. I have the Honnour to be Known Personally to my King and severall of His Ministers, and am favourd by their friendship and Protection.

Two Months ago we Lost our King one of the Greatest men which ever Existed, no monarch ever supported more his Subjects so that what he had done. He repaired Decayd Towns and those who were destroyd in war times by his Ennemies, or burnd accidentaly he rebuild at his Expence and he drained Swamps, drew Channals, and after the Land was cultivable he devided it amongst new Settlers and made them a present of it: when his Subjects suffered in Winter times by the over flowing of Rivers he payd them the Damage Sufferd, and when they wated Seeds to sow their fields, he magazens were opened for them. Some years there happened to be a famine in the Northren parts of Europe, many thousands of People died in Saxony and Bohenia, but in Brandenburg and Selesia was Plenty or at Least no want, Since the King Opened his Magazins and assisted Saxony and Bohemia in such a manner that a great many thousand Lives were saved by his Bounty, his yearly Expences for the Charitable Support of his Subjects amounted to about Two Million an a half Rex dollars, and the Treasure which he has   above 120000, Say one hundred sions of Rexdallers, and in his Private Cash were found a Million and Six hundred thousand Rexdollars in gold and other Pretiosa. His Successor our Present King Fredric William the 2d. endeavours to imitate his Predecessor, he said he would endeavour reather to merit the Name of a Good King, than that of a Great King. Since Two months the Short time of His Reigne he has done many Generous actions, We had the Happeness to see hime some days ago in Silesia on the 15 Instant he Received Homage in Breslau from the Nobility Gentry Majestrates and Citizens; it is inexpressible the accalmations and joie which his Subjects made and Shewd every where: his Subjects will enjoie justice under his Scepter, under the 20 Instant the King wrote to His Great Chancelour, on account of a Lawsuit of which the Sentence was given in favour of a Jew. I recommand to Administrate Justice for the Future the same, as in this Case, without Regard to Person, every Subject beeing Christian or Jew, Shall enjoie the Protection of the Law; for the Future the Lawers Shall write their Acts in Germain which hitherto where half in Latin.

Next Summer the Arch Duc Frans is to be married to the Princess of Wurtenberg. The Empror has invited to their Wedding the Empress of Russia, the King of Prussia, the King of Naples the Grest Duc of Tuscany; a Camp of 80000 Men, Infantery and Cavalery is to be fornd at Iglow in Moravia where these Great Monarchs are to meet, they are already very Busy to repaire the Chateaus or Palaces which are thereabouts for the Ledgements of these great Personages, it is about 25 leagues distance from this Place, I propose to be Spectator thos no Pallace is prepared for me.

I beg your Excellencys pardon for troubbling you with my affairs; and I beg to Command me, if I am capable to be of any Service to you in this Country, I wisch you Health and Happiness in your advanced days. God Protect you. I am with the greatest respect Your Excellencys Most obedient Humble Servant