February 1799.

"Open manner for the future I may attempt to Alleviate
"the difficulties of my Situation yet I will disdain to
"use Artifice to accomplish my design I am not aware
"Sir of any impropriety in the enclosed Letter to my
"Counsel, if there should, if you would have the Candour
"to point it out I will very readily alter it and Remain
"Sir with the Greatest Respect

"Your much Obliged, humble Servant
"Joseph Burks< no role > ."

"Aris Esqr . Governor of
"the House of Correction Cold
"Bath fields}

"Could you Sir, sent the Books if Convenient
"to Day, as I shall have leisure to Read."

"Mr.. Aris then stated that since Burk's
"Discharge he had seen him in Court during the time of
"the Session Vizt. "on Tuesday the Eighth day of January
"last when he had some Conversation with him and
"a Mr.. Hussey an Attorney in the Court being near them
"at the time heard the Conversation and had put down
"what passed which he delivered to the Committee and
"is as follows, - "On the Tuesday in the Epiphany Session
"held at Clerkenwell I sat by Mr.. Aris at his seat in the
"Court Mr.. Aris turned round and entered into a
"Conversation with a Man who was standing at the
"back of his seat during the Conversation heard the Person
"say to Mr.. Aris that under the Carpet which was in
"his Cell there was a Dampness to which Mr.. Aris replied
"that that Gathered it look at this pointing to the Pillars
"of the Court it runs down here in Consequence of the
"heat and the heat of your feet Causes that dampness
"to which Burk said very likely it had Mr.. Aris then
"said to the Person Burke upon the whole what is your
"Opinion of our Prison he answered if there was
"Liberty for the Friends to bring a little more provisions
"and they could have more access to their Friends it