Letter 3250

[fol. 129] Honrd Sir Pembroke Feb. ye 8th 1725/6 I am desired by Mr Samuel Savage a particular Friend of mine, & an Eminent surgeon of this Town, who has for 25 years past been in ye sea service, & serv’d in several ships, ye best of wch was an eighty Gun ship, & He chief surgeon to beg ye favour of you, that you could be pleas’d to recommend his Case to one of ye Lords of ye Admiralty, that He may obtain a superannuation, He being absolutely incapable of rideing long Journeys to attend his Patients by reason of his being several years tormented with an irregular Gout, affecting his stomach & Bowels, that it has put him frequently in great danger of his Life. Another favour I have to beg of you is, that you would be as kind as to write a Line or two to Dr Morton to satisfye him, that ye Certificate He will shew both your self, & ye Doctor, is my Hand, & not any forgd Paper. Your Compliance herein will much add to all ye former Obligations conferr’d on Honrd Sir Yr much oblig’d humble servt Jon Powell