Your Letter of the tenth Instant praying a protection from Government to You persons while Coming to this City and Remaining here in waiting upon the Legislature as Agents for the settlers at Wioming has Been Received and the protection You desire, Granted, as far as Our Authority can extend.

Tis Not improper however to observe, that this will Apply only in Instances of Criminal Proscecutions, processes for Debt Cannot be suspended or an Any Manner interfered with.

Given in Council under the hand of his Excellency Benjamin Franklin Esqr President, and the seal of the state at philadelphia this twenty first Day of August in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty six and of the Commonwealth the Eleventh