My dear Franklin I have this minute Learnt that the family of Colonia our Rapporteur Lye under Considerable obligations to the Comte Destaing—and that He servd Them through the Duc Destisac who have made that Family—I must request & Entreat in the most earnest Manner that you Employ all your infl in these Channels to Engage Monr De Colonia to Examine the pieces himself & trust no body, with that Duty—we are assured He is an honest Man—we ask no favour but Justice & a thorough Examination of the affair—our all depends on it—we are in Iminint danger of being Crushed by power—help us—I trouble you rather than Your Father, because he is overburdened wt. the public business—our Memoire begins to operate on the Public this is our Chief resource for keeping our Judges in order—I am ever most truely Dear Franklin Yours