Give me leave to assure Your Excelence of my Gratitu’d Mr. le Comte de Vergennes has been so good as to obtain me from his majesty a pension Sur le fond des Eccopois Tho’ the Some his very Smale I have the Same Obligasion to your Excelence, and beg youl Continue me the honnor of your protection perhaps I am the only in france who has the honnor to be related to a member of Your Congress, I beg leave to Send you a paquet for Mr. Rutledge.

Give me leave to assure Your Excelence of my gratitu’d wishes for You and your Countrys prosperity attachement and Respect I am with respect Most honorable Sir Your most humble and most oblidged Servante