An unfortunate young man, Influenced by motives of extreme Necessity and Distress, reviewing his Situation, begs permission to address his Excellency Doctor Franklin, and hopes for that kind indulgence fore the Impropriety of his address, which ever marks the Characteristic of the great and good. Altho’ unknown to your Excellency, a stranger poor and friendless, ventures to hope for that patronage and assistance, without which (from some exalted public Character) the greatest Abilities may be unsuccessfull in any Laudable pursuit.

Your Excellency’s goodness Will undoubtedly extend so far as to forgive the Presumptions young man who now addresses you. He has lately Arrived in this City, by a Series of Misfortunes has lost His Hereditary patrimony., has since studied Dentition with the Celebrated Doctor Ruspini of Pall Mall London, has no other Dependenance for a subsistence, and now wishes to practice that profession in this City.

Doctor Franklins well known Sympathy and Benevolence induces him to make this application. He asks not Alms, but with great Diffidence and fear he sollicits from his Excellency the Loan of the trifling Sum of Twenty Dollars to enable him to begin to live. To Save him perhaps from Inevitable Distruction, or what is worse, The horrors of a Prison. Experience, which is the unerring Touchstone of Truth, Confirms him in Opinion, that the Unfeeling World Collectively, looks down with Contempt upon the poor and the Distressed. They wish for no acquaintance with Calamity. Doctor Franklin is a friend to the World, a friend to the Distress’d. And perhaps, he will be the firend of a young man who wishes to live, and be usefull to Society. A young man who fears he Inocently, and unintentionally Offends by this Extraordinary and very singular address, but his Nesessities, his Cruel Necessities Preponderate every other Consideration. Therefore cannot leave him liable to any Imputation who is, With sentiments of respected Esteem Your Excellencys most Obedient and very Humble Servant