[undecipherable] the 14 - 1796 Sir if you pleas I will trouble you Come to see mee as soon as possible for I have found sumthing that will much support my Evidence I have sent to a Dartain place and got four powers of Atturny that ware Lodged there by Capton [N]ewfond and wrote by John St[undecipherable] one of them was done in yonk by George Shafer and Done by the way of proving a wine Acount which the notory will sertainly Recolect I onely got them this Day and I thought my Duty let you Inmedratley that I may may give them up to you I am your humble serv[an]t Thomas Aikens [undecipherable: Elson?] [undecipherable] Cummins & [undecipherable] war office [Some or all pages of this file are wholly or in part illegible. The Papers of the War Department project was not able to locate a better copy of the document or enhance its legibility electronically.]