A year passed, I took the freedom to address ye           of Congratulation with some few reflexions upon the increasing and establishment of your new Commonwealth. The deliverer of the letter let me [k]now a kind receiving of the same, and that you would answer by own hands. Such intention most Worthy Sir made me very proud; neverless as I think, the voiage to Spain that followed hereafter, as continual occupations from the highest wight,(?) must by needs have put my letter our remembrance. Now, Sir, give me leave to venture a second, praying to be assured, that both letters come from a      Well-Wisher of your Country; yet as much I thot if occasion would be, to get there in a moderate       a fin large Country—Sir, or a convenable Situation to make such a one, I would have resolution enough as to transport my family and convive with those valiant men; not in order to obtain employement as lawyer; being not fond of processes, withal in our Canton I make the Avocat but with the design, to enjoi in an open air the delight of a healthfull country-life; nearer the Seam any bay, or river, being accustumed to life by the Water, but having my prox sit or litle Cartle, gardens and land all too narrow encompassed. When then at the same time, I should be (as a practised Republican)        by advices, or as may be found, I would very willingly do all I can, and as plainly as I myght. So I offre presently my services in these countrys, or if perhaps (in reguard the different langages I noow, and acquaintance I have at Spain, Italy, particulairly at Naples an Sicily, you find me fit for any suitable commission, or Consulship. ~y2

Belonging (?) the prefermead [preferment?] of your Commonwealth, allow, Sir, any reflexions Neuws-papers tell’s us, that Marquis of Fayette hath again put im on shipbeard, with troops. Noued his going bak sheuws an Esteem to the Provinces but I fear that his troops as salutary as they may be to besiege      Rhode-island, Neued york &c, as much burdensoom, if they schould stay long while to land, they will be to the humor of the countryman, and that only because their to nimble familiarity, particulairly to the South Provinces being the most warm, so the most susceptible of jealousy and unwillingness of such confidential dealing. As we have examples enough sing ilaitly         from the famous Sicilian Vesper. Without doubt the frenchman as privat, is very tractable and utmost civil, but being in troop he constrains him not as fast. We Suissers are in good correspondence and alliance with them and receive from their confederancy no hurt, but much benefit, withal I doubt very much, that our countryman could endure the ligheness or foolery of theyr troops, and surely if we had need once, we would dismiss them again as soon as possible.

N’or the Spagniard’s humor can agree with yours countrymans faschions. Though the Alliance with the house of Bourbon may be utmost respectable. Concord and unanimity must be your inward strengh, by united constancy forfathers (a hand full of men only) have scho   of the Tyrannical nor being things passed as for, there will be found safety in a midleway a forgetfulness hopped; today we Suissers distingisch, that hatred of a     Masters can’t be quenched, Therefore I can’t concive, how inhabitants [in] so ~y3       understanding, avoid all      as being the only way to be overcome, but to      contrary by       and concord resolution drive out, or better, invelop besiege and take off troops wich reason of the great diversion f[or] the french and Spagnard fleet can’t difficulty be relived. Pardon, Sir, of my digression; a transport that derives from being with the greatest Veneration Most Worthy Sir your most humble and obedient servant