John Peers's Letter to Richard Morris, 24 August 1697

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A Copy of a Letter sent to Richard Morris at Panton street and Grocer

M^r Morris

This is to satisfy you how that Yarbury has informed {Iustin} Ellis how that Chaloner was about Exchecquer bills and that he was a going about the Lottery Bills and how that he did guild a quarter Cobb for Thomas Holloway for to go for a Pistoll and he has made an Affidavit against Tho^s. Holloway's wife and his maid and you know how that I have satisfied you about all this and that Chaloner was to make blankes if wee could make a pair of Dyes for to go on with coyning and that Thomas Holloway gave his brother John <69v> money for to go to his house to coyn moneys at his house and it was to do them shillings and that you have one of them and the silver and I hope in God how that you will stand my friend or else I am affraid it will go very hard with me for as God is my saviour I have not done nay thing but what you have been satisfyed with + I do begg of you for to let me have a line or two from you or I should be more satisfyed for to see you and I do begg of you for to put me in a Meethod how I shall help my self in this my afflictions for this place is very dismall to me Yarbury is giving an Information against me to the Iustice as well as them and if so be that he and John Holloway should be evidence against me I am affraid it will go very hard with me so I do begg of you for to take care about those Concernes and I shall be ever bound for to pray for you and I hope you will goe to the Warden and intreat him for to consider of my misfortunes at this time and I hope if I can get out ounce more I shall be more serviceable to the Government then I have been for all this which is all from your Servant till dealt

John Peers

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