I wrote your Excellency on the 6th instant Acquainting you of my misfortunes and informing you of a few American Bills of Exchange Sent to paris for Acceptance. I now Sir Send you the Names of the Gentlemen who has the Bills in Paris. Messrs L Couteulx, and Company. Bankers in Paris. I should be much obliged to your Excellency either to Accept or protest them, when they are offered again and send them to this place. Tis very Suprising to me, Sir, that a Gentleman with whom I am very well Acquainted, wnt his Bills 12 days after mine and on the 13th. day from the day they were Sent, he received an Answer with the Bills Accepted, and now mine has been gone 33. days, and No Answer Recd. about them which is very disstresing to me As I am here at the Enormous. Sum of £ 26 Sterling per week, and Nothing to help myself with, and am Once more very sorry to Say without a second shirt to my Back. Sir the Only Reason I. Can Give, for his Bills being Accepted and mine kept. back is he is a Scotchman Born and Bred, and therefore can be No Great friend to the American Cause, and it is my real and sincere Opinion that you would Sooner Serve A Common Enemy. to America than One who is a true born Son of America and such a one is your Excellency most. humble Servant.