I am much concerned it is not in my power to pay my respects to you among the numerous friends which now are with you, but tho’ I am thus circumstanced I trust you will beleive me when I say that no one of them has are [a] more real esteem and affectionate regard for you than myself, and I sincerely lament you have not taken London for your     before you quitted Europe. However I flatter myself you will always favour me with your Commands as I shall on all occasions be happy to render you or yours any service in my powers.

I believe you will recollect that my business at Paris in the year [written above: summer] 1783 was solely to apply to you to prevent Mr. Antills Estate in America from being confiscated, as I, and Messrs. Foreman have a Mortgage on the same. You will please to recollect that through your friendly assistance I obtained a letter from Mr. Jay to the Honourable Egbert Benson the Attorney General of the State of New York and to which I have received a very polite information that he would attend to the business and escert himself to recover the money we had advanced. I mention these particulars merely to recal the purport of my waiting on you at Passy and my reason for doing so in this. Messrs Foremans are jointly concerned with me in the recovery of the estate, but on being called on lately for the payment of their proportion of the expence attending this application they have objected to it and put it on me to prove I went to Paris on this Account. Having thus stated to you the matter in dispute I have to request you will favour me with a letter to certify that I did apply to you for the purpose before mentioned and if your grand son will be so obliging also to give me a letter to the same effect it will serve as an additional proof. I am very sorry to trespass on your time but I feel myself not well treated by Mr. Foreman when I consider I have done everything in my power to serve him and of course I wish to substantiate the charge I have against him.

Mrs. Potts joins with me in tend[ering] of our best regards to you and Mrs. Frankliyn, and may you long enjoy the blessings of this life is the Sincere wish of Dear Sir Your Faithful and Affectionate Friend