From John Atwood, Jacob Vere, and Nathan Chadwick
ALS: American Philosophical Society
August the 7th year 1778
Dr. Franklin Sir

We take Leave to write to your Honour to Let you know We are amaricans taken prisoners By the English and Endangered our Lives to get to france Expecting to get our Liberty and the people are suspicious of our Being English and we Desire the favour to Come Before your honour to answer for our Selves. We are your honours most humble and obedient Servents

John Atwood
Jacob Vere
Nathan Chadwick
Major Kauchÿ [?]
Addressed: To / the Right Honourable / Dr. franklin Ambasinder / for / the United States / of Amarica / [in another hand:] a Paris
Notation: 3 Americans to Dr. Franklin
Endorsed: Prisoners
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