Your Excellency will pardon the freedom of my addressing you, when you are acquainted with my sufferings & my present Indigence. which is such as urges me to request your Influence with Congress respecting the resolv’s of this Court (relative to my sufferings) which was sent on to Congress, by Order of Government. bearing date Novr. 10th: 1786, Copy of which by the desire of the Honbe. Mr. Bowdoin. I inclos’d to the Honbe. Mr: Dalton on the 3 Int. requesting him to deliver the same to your Excelly. 1

As your Excellency was in Europe at the time those papers were sent to Congress. I was inform’d by several Gentlemen then in Congress. that nothing respecting them cou’d be done untill your return to America as the Eastern Boundary Line was not then determin’d. Altho’ that Matter is not yet fully determin’d as to the River St. Croix. I am clearly of opinion that its the Most Northern River, as that was the only one known to the Indians by the Name of St. Croix, & is the River Mitchel was order’d by Government to explore & take the true Course, I was present with Mitchel when the Indians (upon Oath) declaird that to be the only St. Croix—2

I am encouraged by my Friends who have wrote to Congress in my behalf, to hope that Congress will take Notice of my present Indigent situation & in their wisdom & goodness grant me some relief. as I am the only Refugee yet unnoticd—

with great Esteem & respect I beg leave to / subscribe my self Your Excelly / Most Obt Hbe. Servt.—