Col [Colonel] Francois Navarne of the River Raisin Sent by me your spectecels [spectacles] & pen knife, with Col. H. [gap] for the watch, which he said [gap] to you, Mrs Navarne Saved them by puting [putting] th [gap] in hir busom [her bosom] , at the time the Indians was [unclear: pilaging ] and destroying your property and his, I have delivered them all to the Honobl [Honorable] Mr Hoy a member from your State, which I hope he will deliver to [gap] have now to request in the [gap] that you will be so kind as to forward a certificet [certificate] under oath, that you had a Military deposit in his house, which will enable him to be paid as [unclear: the law ] directs; for I have the other evidence at this place to establish his claim, when thay [they] found your [unclear: prop and ]

and that of the public, in his house, all his property was taken & destroyed with it, and and his life thratned cauling [threatened calling] him a bigknife; & that he cauled [called] the Troops to that place &c [etcetera] . He has suffered very much Since that time by the British & Indians, had to [gap] his escape to Genl [General] Harrison [gap] his family to [unclear: there ] money, I presume you know that his two horses was taken that fatal morning by the officers which was with you; be so good to enclose the certificet as Soon as possible, as the [unclear: law ] expires next April, and I wish to [unclear: leave so soon ] as I can; I was requested by the poor suffor [gap] to leave my home to procure Some relief for them I was a neighbour [neighbor] of the Col. for ten years before the war and by misfortune Comd [Commanded] the Regmt. [Regiment] at that place on the day of that long to be remembered, day that Genl

[unclear: Genl ] [gap] capitulated to the British.

Please excuse this liberty from a [unclear: Stranger ]

I have the Honr [Honor] to [unclear: subs ]
my self your most obed. svt. [obedient servant ]

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