May it Please Your Excellency
May it Please Your Excellency
My Last not being so Agreeable and legible to a person of your Dignity has I could wish for, Oweing to my Embarassed situation of Life, Begs Leave to Address Your Honour hoping I Shall not incurr Your Displeasure by a Multiplicity of writing, having Omitted in my Last to Mention, my not understanding french nor Speaking it, I Should not be capable of carrying command nor Obeying it. Therefore Your Excellency’s interest to procoure my freedom in this Distressed time to inable me to proceed to my family, Shall be Gratefully Accknowledged by Your humble Petitioner
Wm. Kentisbear