Tristram Barnard to American Commissioners, October 9, 1778

<[Paris], October 9, [1778]: For four years this humble petitioner, away from America, has been in English, though not in government, service. My only claim to supporting the American cause is the relief I have given to many prisoners. I want to serve by transporting goods to the rising American states, and request a pass from London to Spain for this purpose. There are two gentlemen in London who would join me in procuring a vessel for sailing with the English convoy to Spain and thence to America.>