Governor & some others of the Honorable Senate & several Senior members of the Honorable Assembly Chamber whether the act ment to pay me for my time & horse hire the answer was no Doubt for all the Expence and told me when I com back from Congress bring in your bill for all Expence no Doubt it will be Granted-- Wherefore I most Humbly pray to ask why I may not be payed for my whdle Expence as well as all other servants of the State I. dont meen the Honorable Legislators they are chosen the Patrons & political fathers of the State the Honour & Dignity of that Exalted & most Sublime office & the Custom of the British Parliament to serve frée of pay or reward Constitutes a grate difference of which our high Courts of State Legislation throughout British entrusted America is a most Conspicuous Emblem of; therefore not to be set upon a par with others in Service. Degrading their Illustrious Dignity with Common servants of the State upon whome such Imperial Power Confidence Honour and

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Dignity is not Confered as it is upon the Right Honorable Legislators of a Sovereign State,--For your Solicittors at Congress have 10,000 pounds Granted them if need be Last Court Iam told your officers & Soldiers your Commissiariés & all specially Employed in business of the State are payd their whole Expence your Carters & waggoners and all others And it is the universal Practice of this and all other States to pay in full for ye Expence time &c and why I should: be Exempted I know not so Contrary to all Custom in such Cases as I served this State in--wherefore I most humbly pray a reconsideration of my acecompt on your files and that I be payed: one Dollar & one halfe pr Day of the Spanish kind & my Horse Hire as in my account charged which was Esteemed a moderate price: then by your Excellencys own mouth to me and others & if Iam payd in Continental I Humbly pray for an Equitable Equation as things now are valued in merchandizes Land production &¢ who am Sir your Excellencys & the Honorable Legislatures most Humble &. obedt.