Humbly Sheweth,:—

That whereas in the month of January last past the Petitioner Shiped himself as Clk & Steward on Board a Scooner of Baltimore in Maryland bound wt. a Cargo of Tobaccoe to Gothenburgh in Swedland; But being intercepted in our course, had not the good fortune to land our Cargo conform to expectation, Being taken by the Argo 44. a British man of War On board of which ship the Petr. [Petitioner] has been closely confined since, untill her Arivall at Plymouth about a month ago where the Men were sett at Large.—That the Pet. finding no Opportunity there to Emigrate to his Native Country he concluded, he would take a passage in a Dunkerque Fishing boat thinking a favourable Opportunity might offer there, But being frusterated in this he was constrained to depart Dunkerque and sett off for Paris in a very disasterous situation with an intention to go from thence to Burdeaux or some other seaport in France where he should have an Opportunity of Embarqueing for America.—

That the Petr. arived last night in the sd. City of Paris, poor in purse and person, after a very long & tedious Journey and as he is totally destitute in a Country very exotic to him, and uacquainted Also he is of necessity constrained to Apply to Your Renown for relief in this undressed manner, in order the floor Representer may be enabled to proceed immediately to Burdeaux and Afterwards Obtain a sight once more of Philadelphia which is long wished for.

May it Please your Honour to Consider the Premisses & out of your extream goodness & wantone Clemency to confer upon the Petr. what seemeth meet to your Honour which shall be refunded by the Almity of the poor & rich if not otherways & the Petr shall as in duty bound Pray