Liberty for Prisoner John Winans

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[Addressed: M^r Simmons / Inspector the war office / Fifth Street Corner of Chestnut / Street Philadelphia] [undecipherable] by a knowledge of your humanity as my [undecipherable] favour to come to me I beg leave to Address you hoping I may find favour in [undecipherable] so far as to take my Case into your Wise Consideration. And that your honor not be mistaken I have given your honor a Detail the whole Circumstance with all Due regard to truth And Candure therefore I most Humbly Prostrate your honors mercy and Assistance in obtaining my Liberty In the Ardent Hopes that my Case may be worthy of your honors Consideration I am With the Gratest Respect your Honors Very Humble Servant New Prison October 24^th 1796 John Winins

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John Winans, incarcerated at New Prison, beseeches Simmons to review his case in the fervent hope that he may be deemed worthy of being granted his liberty.