To His Excellency George Washington Esquire Generalissmo of the Army of the Twelve United Colonies of America ー

May it Please your Excellency

The Liberty we take in Addressing a Person of so Exalted a Rank, will we presume be fully pardon'd when you perceive the Occasion of it ー

The Inhabitants of Nova Scotia & in particular those of the County of Cumberland have been under the greatest anxiety and apprehensions ever since the Great Contest subsisting between Great Britain and the American Colonies, Our situation has been such that we have not had it in our power to do any thing in Conjunction with the Other Colonies. The form of Goverment we are under, and the manner of Executing its Authority has been such, that we are rather to be looked upon as Slaves than Freemen ー

With Anxious desires have we been waiting for the success of your Righteous Cause, and that you would cast an Eye of pity towards this forlorn part, we have indeed nothing to Recommend us but misery, and impending destruction, and devastation  we trust our manner of Proceedings will have the desired Effect on you ー As well as the Others who are the Instruments of supporting the Liberty of Mankind ー

We have been har[ass]'d much, Occation'd by Different proceedings of Goverment, threaten'd are we, because we have such sentiments Concerning the Cause Contended for by our Brethren on the Continent, News have been Received that Troops will soon be sent among us, This in a manner has Rous[e]'d many, who were Invisone'd in Lethargy, Committee's have been Appointed from the different Towns (Including the Accadians) to fall upon some method for safety there being a Number among us (vainly Called Government men) Are Continually prying into Our proceedings, and with Accumalated Tales, Give information To the Goverment at Halifax ー Liable therefore are we to be Cut in peices, having no Expectation of succour but what comes through your Excellency ー We agreed in Our Committees that nothing should be done Publickly as it might Agravate the Others to fall upon us, sooner than they intended, further as we could not tell the Intention of the Honorable Continental Congress Concerning us ー Therefore as Individuals who belong to the Aforesaid Committee, Do Recommend Jonathan Eddy Esqr to Your Excellency who will acquaint you with our Situation, & Praying with Ardency that your Excellency will please to releive us; so that we may be Able to give our Sentiments publickly, & Join with our little Strength in Conjunction with the Other Colonies, in preventing the Ensigns of Slavery from being sett up in any Part of this Great Empire. ー We further Pray Your Excellency, will keep this our Request as a Secret for the Present

We do Seperately & Jointly Pray for the Success of your Arms, and that you may be Victorious & Vanquish all Your Enemys ー

We are with the Greatest Respect [&c.]