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him unable for work of any kind- He says he met you at Norfolk near a train yard and in an old field in one of Mrs Allens house- he further says you saw him with Mrs Smiley- His complexion is between black & very black. Neatly made & raw boned.

Now my object in writing to you is to ask you to give him such a letter as will recommend [[strikethrough]] time [[/strikethrough]] him to the Government as a fit applicant for a pension- please state every thing you know concerning him- as to his services rendered the Army &c.

I am about writing Genl Noel for his influence