As an opportunity is offered by Mr. ellicott’s going to philadelpha who promised to Deliver this to you I am induced from Necessity to Lay my melancholy Case open to you in hope’s humanity may Awaken. I was left a Widdow by the unfortunate Death of my dear Mr. Smith the twentyill of may with five helpless Orphans with Littel mony with oute frends that could assist me in so bad a state of Health my self as to be unable to work for them. My brother James franklin upon Application of Docter Goodwen and some Gentelmen in my favour saide he would do every thing in his power to make Life Comfortable three Months after My dear husband was Drowned   came, administered had the Lettel furniture used at not half its Value, says I have no right to the negroes my father gaive me the Land my father   he never maide over that’s his my father’s Doing with oute a will Left me two brothers Destitute me    Thomas is a man of grate natural    his good sence nor the admonition of his   is no youse he’s ever intoxacatid if he can get   cant but Lament so grate a genious should be    had my father sent him a brode he mite an honour to his famaly. a yousful member to society my youngest brother benjemen who had the honour to be named after your excellency I may Say with Vanity would not call a blush for your honour with notise he Lived with me father on a farme wich me father always Caled his since his death me brother James treated him with such insulting couldness no man of sperret could beare he now Lives with one of the nabours his hand’s Shake so that he can cears ever right my half sister Rutha ingram is dead her astate    is in hands mine was a Love mach aganst a frend aprobation he was a grandson of Mr. James baxtor’s of sisel he was an honest industris man     feale his Lose I have bin silent under innumarable Difficulties and waiting with anciety for the Store that providence in me brothers promises semed to pount oute as at Least an alleviation of them I have Littel to promise meself frome me brother besides him your the only relation I have by me father you ar blest with ample fortune if you Can think favourably of me, assist my Children heaven will reward you if not I must beg your Silence and reson my self to submit to me fate my oldest son Larken is in his thirteent year a Solem    child nether wanting or abounding in his natrel ablillites Mathida is more    then her brother Very ingenious for a child of her age tho not so grate a tourn for industry as her brother Larken her idais two exalted Im imformed that melliners will take aprentacess in Phildelphy with oute a fee would Mrs Sarah beach your amiable dauter Let Mathilda stay with her tell she Larnt either the mantimaken or milliner buiness as Im not in surcamstances to bourd her I have ought of cloase for her to aper genteel I could not think of puting her under either only to go to them of Days Girls of her tender years wants the greatest a Cear and tenderst advise gave them which cold not be expected hear a girle is theated with as much respect if she is a trade and of famaly as tho she was a fortune youl pardon my Vaine ambishon when I tell you I have the Vanity to hope your Goodness will take my Sone under your protection how hapy would my brother benjamen be was your excelence to honor him with some inployment from the General benevelence of your Carricter I hope you’l pardon the freedom I take Im only dauter now to Thomas franklin your relation whair you and your brother Mr Peter franklin have honerd with your Company in the neck my mother and sister     bin dead this sixteen years Sister ingram five years me father Deyed november the 12 1786 my Children is in grate want of nessiry Cloathing me brother James is Very rich me father Left near three thousand akers of pattern Land fifty or sixty slaves some broperty in this town James hath all he is one of the gratest misers ever exested Very industreous shall tire your patience your trwley Distressed relation