I wrote in the beginning of Aprill to my friend M. Deane, a letter concerning a Gentleman formerly of this Place, M. Dumesnil de St. Pierre, who was kill’d about two or three years ago in the Service of the Congress, and of whose death some autentic certificate or any other legal Voucher, is wanted to enable his widow and his daughter to settle his affairs with his creditors; but fearing that in the hurry of his departure, M. Deane who has not answer’d me, may have forgot the Subject of my letter, I take the liberty to beg the same favour of you.
I cannot better expose to you Sir, the Particulars of my Request, than by Sending you the following extract of my letter to M. Deane, whereby you will easily perceive the necessity of the Voucher demanded, and the Justice of granting it. This and the generous disposition which I have remark’t in you when I had the Pleasure of seeing you in Paris at my friends and Relations MM. Tourton and Elie de Beaumont, persuades me that you will take the first opportunity to order in America the sending of such a Voucher to the relief of an esteemable and well deserving family whom you will fill with gratitude while you will ascertain their tranquillity.
I take this opportunity to beg you will agreé my most sincere thanks for your oblidging reception and good offices to M. Perree Capn. of the Esmangart of Granville whom I had recommand’d to M. Deane, and who shall sail within this month for some of the Southern Ports of the united States. I am with much truth and Respect Sir, Your most humble and obedient Servant