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<p n="592">October 16. 1775</p>
<p n="593">Sir I Rceived a letter from you in forming me that unless I drew<lb></lb>
my Recognizance that my goods & Chattles where liable to be seized<lb></lb>
this is to inform you that I am a very poor man & that my family<lb></lb>
are now in very Great disstress & that I have neither goods nor Chatles<lb></lb>
& that I was at your house this morning for advice & your not being<lb></lb>
at home was the Cause of my making so bold us to troubl you with<lb></lb>
these fines hoping as you have a thorrough feeling for a poor man that<lb></lb>
you will be so good as to send me a few lines by the penny post<lb></lb>
to lett me know the properest time to wait uppon you & as to paying<lb></lb>
the fine it is out of my power But there is a posibility of its being<lb></lb>
midigated I am willing to pay all in my power<lb></lb>
from your poor afflicted humble servant to Command <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50657_n593-1">John Parker</rs>
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P S my poor family will miss the loss of time wich I Lost Coming to<lb></lb>
your house</p>
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