[received by] this day recieved a letter from an unknown hand Signed, Brother a Copy of Which I hereby enclose To you — from Every information I can Collect; And from a Comparison of the other writings in My Posision together with the Substance of my letter of yesterday to you Say, I have every reason to believe it has Come from the hands of M^r [undecipherable] Shaffer the Original I think proper to hope in my hands that is at your Servise for your perusal if you think necessary with respect & [torn] I am Sir Your & devoted Hum Serv^t [torn] [& a Copy of the a bove Letter] Casp^r [undecipherable] van Lear War Department 8, 1797 Dear Sir as a Brother I inform you unless you lay before the Grand Jury word for word what you Said to Thomas the Constable when he took you and wen you was before the Mayor, the will prosecute [strikethrough: a] as hor as you come from the grand Jury will be prosecuted dont Alow Demench one word if you can help it as the Jury has all got Copies of your first deposition this is friendly advise and dond Seem angree when at the Jury, Husband is Doing all he can to make you as black as he can, and when he has answered his Porpose he will hid you to hell if he can this from a friend and a Brother