Being on the point of forming a Matrimonial Union, with a young Lady of this City, some obstacles arise relative to the difference of Religion which with the Clergy of this Country are insurmountable, unless a Man will undertake to renounce the Tenets he was brought up in, which Circumstance is repugnant to the principles of a Man of Honor; but, as these difficulties may be removed, by means of a Permission from His Majesty for said Mariage, which will prevent any trouble to the Children about inheriting, after the decease of their Parents, who were different persuations, as some Merchants of this City and other parts of the Kingdom have, under similar Circumstances, obtaind (by means of their Friends at Court) a like permission from Mr De Vergennes, and as Our Union may be a means of individually adding Links to the great Chain you have form’d between America and this Country, I flatter myself you will honor me with your protection to obtain Our Request, and the Offspring of our Union Shall be Taught to revere your Name with as much admiration as does Your Excellency’s most obedient and very humble servant