As my whole address to You is particularly intend’d for the Benefit of our fellow Creatures shall on that Account omit Apologizing for the Abruptness of its Intrusion and as it is Yet a matter to be brought to proof by some person of Abilities shall be as brief as possible lest I shoud give you Trouble in an affair which from Reasons (I cant foresee) be of no Avail.

I Can hardly say according Sir to the different Acceptations of the World whether I am really unfortunate or not. In One View (I mean the Scriptural one) I am Undoubtedly happy being under the Almighty’s Chastisement. In the Other the World in General thinks me Unfortunate and in short Norwithstanding my Every exertion both in my Own Business as well as other I have been Oblig’d to fall into I find Myself Disappointed and very poor.

It was sir during my Attempts to reinstate myself that I made One or Two Valuable discoveries which I Imagine woud prove of service to the Interest of this Country but for want of Friends and means to make a proper Establishment have been forcd to relinquish the Whole. Among Others as the following may have a Tendency to help the Unfortunate in the time of most severe distress have thought propr to transmit it to Your Improving Judgment as probably a something may arrise from the hint which may be serviceable to ManKind and prevent the feelings of Humanity being hurt so frequent as of Late days. My Thoughts being Affect by the repeated unhappy Consequences attending the Wreck of Vessels I Roughly Constructed a Boat in Minature which I overlaid with Cork, her Ballast room or near of the whole I neatly filld with the same Article, then by means of a peice of Lead answering to the place of a Keelsom kep her upright and sunk her a proportionable part with Water. I then according to weight placd on and about a number of figures to Occupy the place of Mariners &c the Whole being now placd in a Vessel of Water I found to my intire satisfaction it would not either sink or remain in any other position (notwithstanding the most Violent agitation) than its proper one its filling with water and occasioning a small difference in her Draught and being of small Consequences. The use of the Above is too Obvious for Me to Comment on whoud it answer, and have therefore taken the Liberty to offer it to Your superior Judgment as if it is found Improbable it May be of much service to the Unforunate. I have the Honor to subscribe myself to be with Respect Sir your Most Obedient and Verry Humble Servant