Without having the honor of being personally acquainted with You, I take the liberty of introducing Myself to You, and as my motive is a very particular one, I trust to that and to you politeness for my apology. I am Sir the second Son of the late Genl. Barrington and about seven years ago My Uncle Lord B gave Me an Ensigney in the 3d. Regt. of Foot Guards had I behaved Myself well, I at this time should have been a Lt. Col. and not under the disagreable necessity of applying to you at present, but an unfortunate turn for extravagance and dissipation led Me into distresses, which it was not in my power to extricate Myself from. My Uncle had seen with sorrow the unfortunate turn I had taken, and in the most friendly and affectionate manner shewed Me the Consequences if I continued in the same course. He waited some time to see the effects of his Counsels, but my ill Star had ordered it so, that instead of amending, I continued in my old way, He then spoke to Me as a Parent who had brought Me up, and to whom I owed every thing. He told Me he had waited, anxiously expecting, that the friendly manner he had shown Me my situation, would have had a proper effect on Me, that finding it had not, He took this opportuniy to assure Me that as I depended entirely upon him, I must either entirely change My conduct, or expect no further assistance from him. He added that he hoped I would pay some attention to this, as if I did not, He from that moment forgot I was his Nephew, and would never either hear of or speak to Me again. I had neither sense or Resolution to act as I ought to have done, and was therefore a few Months after obliged to quit the Guards. /from that time to this I have had no assistance of any kind from any of my Uncles/ I now went to the East Indies and served as Lieutenant in the Companys troops until the unfortunate affair of Col Baillu when I was shot through the Body. This, added to my very ill state of health, as the Climate did not all agree with Me, obliged Me to come home. England I could not stay in, as My Creditors would of course have arrested Me, and as My Mother was resident in France, where She had been many years, and had wrote to Me earnestly proposing Me to come over I came, and have been with her since last March, which excepting one Month is all the time I have been in Europe. I have now perfectly restablished my health, and as I find My Uncles are much irritated against Me, as ever, and as my Mothers Circumstances are easy, not affluent, I do not choose to be a burthen to her, I have therefore determined to go and settle in America, the cause of Liberty has always had my best and sincerest wishes, and happy am I that it has succeeded so well. I have a little Annuity which just inables Me to make the appearance of a Gentleman, and if I can obtain employment in the Army of the United States I shall think Myself bound by Gratitude as well as inclination to exert my poor abilities for their service. If Sir it is in Your power to appoint officers, and You think Me a proper person, I hope the time I have been In the English Army, and the service I have seen will be some recommendation for Me. If it is not in Your power to nominate I should look upon Your giving Me a line to the Commander in Chief as a most particular favour, and be assured Sir I shall ever gratefully remember it, and that no action of mine shall ever disgrace you. I have long seen the errors and folly of my former conduct and have too severely suffered, ever to be guilty of the like again with many apologies for intruding upon time so precious to Your Country, and upon Your own patience. I have the honor to be sir with Respect Your most Obedient Humble servant