Sir

The Bearer Nathaniel Clagett a Brother of mine will deliver you this, in which I beg leave to inform you that he is anxiously dispos'd to Serve his Country in the Naval department, provided he can obtain Friends whose assistance may enable him to procure an Appointment as a Subaltern Officer in the Marein Service —

I have therefore taken the Freedom of troubling you in this Manner, on purpose to beg that you will be kind enough to render him any Services that may lay in your way towards his obtaining Such a Commission. — I do not for my own part know to whom the Application is to be made, and if I did, I apprehend it would not be in my power to introduce him to the Gentlemen —

I hope you will be good enough to ex.cuse this freedom on my part & believe that I am with esteem Sir [&c.]