I Take the freedom in wrighting unto your honour beging for your Assistance to Enable me to Quit out of this Country into my one which is Amarica and was born in the Iseland of Nantucket and have fought two years in the first of the warr untill I had the misforten to be taking and Carried in England and After made my Ascape in france and Ever Since have ben fighting for them whareas I have ben un Sucksesfull and at this Presant time am So Dreand of money that am not Able to Clear my Self of my Boarding After Seling All the Clothing that I Could Spare am in want of 300 hundred Livers Also I have made A Request unto Mr. Dessagray for A Passague on Board of his Vessell that is Bound for Amarica and will Saill within 20 Days from this and he Refuses me without I Give him 400 hundred Livers in Hand before I Sail which is not in my Power at Presant and If your honour will Consider my Situation and Assist me in this Dark and Malloncoully Situation, I will Endavour to Reinbust the Same unto your honour by your honour in Amarica I Pray your honour to Consider my Situation at this Present time and Request the favour of your Answer to me by the Next Post and in Ending I Subcribing my Self unto you your humble Servant to Serve