Forty four years back, you as well as myself under the command of Colo. Mercer, belonging to a troop of gallant youths, were defending our invaded and injurd Country at a period eventful of her future destity, there is a vi[cissi]tude attending the fortunes of all Mortals, not to be eluded, it is uncontroulable, even by reason and experience, that brings down unlooked for misfortune, and blasts all the prospect of tranquillity that we fondly hop'd would conduct us through the vale of life, such is the view I have before me, and as I believe from what I can learn, you and myself are the only survivors of that gallant band of youths commanded by Mercer, I now aske you Sir, to state if you please, any remembrance you may have of my service in the troop of Mercer if I recollect correctly you were by me, or near me, when my horse fell at the battle of Greenspring, and notwithstanding the pleasure it always gave me, to hear of the north and great respectability of my young associates in Arms, in our revolutionary days, I should not have written to trouble you at ths time, did I not conceive a Statement from you of my being engagd in the Revolution, might be of consequence to me, in an intended application to my Country. I trust therefore this letter from an old fellow soldier will not be deemd improper. I am Sir yr ob. Sert