From Ward Nicholas Boylston to John Quincy Adams

The several Letters, for you from Treas the Secretary Treasurer of the united States, Mr. John Dourdron of Washington and Nathl [Williams] of Baltimore, I have delivered you with the Information I have given you respecting will evoke what I have explained to you verbally show the grants of a Claim I have on Bills drawn by the Commissioners of under the Louissianna Convention in favr. of Jonathan Titcomb, Commander of the Brig Mary—taken for Loss & detention of sd Vessell & Cargo by who Captured & carried into Brest in Augt 1794, as will appear by these Authenticated Copies of protest, & the proof property by her Charter-party—as far as Authenticated Copies of both of which I have transmited to Se the Secretary of the Navy, who will please on your application to him on my behalf to deliver you this Business to y or wi you will please to take such steps—another either agreable to his the reccommendation [conte is] Letter or any other that you may deem adviseable or needfull, in as sp I do hereby fully authorize & empower you to act for me in the said concern to the best of yr. Judgement & will be [   ] ameanable for any measures you may judge see fit best to pursue for my Interest therein

I am Dr Sr. Most faithfully Yours sincerely / Your obliged friend & faithfull St.