From Pierre François de Boy (unpublished)

May it please your Honour

Sir

I Entreat you again to favour my Petition to Monsieur De Sartine, and please your Honour to Give me Notice What think the Said Minister about me; I Can’t Expence Great deal money to Wait for Nothing, If I know one time, the not or the yea, that Will do better for me.

If you believe, Sir, that I Can be usefull, more, in your Country, I Can Go back again their.

I Wait for your answer, and Veri much oblig’d, to your Honour, for all his Kindnesses.

I am Very thankfully and Respectfully Sir Your Honour’s Most obedient and most Humble Servant

De Boy, Major
in the Service of
the Unit’d States
of America hotel De
Berlin Rue de Grenelle
St. honoré
De Paris   24. Aout 1780.
Endorsed: Du Boy. Paris 24 August 80.