I hope will excuse the liberty I take which the Rigours of a tedious captivity has compelled me to. The inclosed is a letter from a gentleman of your acquaintance And a friend of mine, he has laid an injunction on me to forward it to Your Excellency in hopes through yr. interest to procure me A pass to return to england and your Excellency will See by the perusal that Sr. Edward Newenham and Mr. Green will be my security to procure a man of this Contry his liberty of the same station. Sr. Yr. Compliance In this will at all times merite the prayers of a Distressed family occasioned by the calamities of war and Them of yr. very Obt. Humble Sert