A 'hieroglyphic letter' or rebus in answer to the foregoing. America (l.), as a Red Indian woman, seated and leaning to the left.; she holds a flag with thirteen vertical stripes in her left hand, in her right. she holds out a fleur-de-lys. Beside her is an oval shield on which are thirteen stars.
<p><br><br>"(America) (toe) her (Miss)taken (Moth)er. (Yew) s(eye)lly (old woman) t(hat) (yew) have sent a (lure) (toe) us is very (plane) (toe) draw our at(ten)-t(eye)on from our re(awl) (eye)ntrests (butt) we are determ(eye)n'd (toe) ab(eye)de by our own ways of th(eye)nk(eye)ng (Ewer) [your] 5 (child)ren (yew) have sent (toe) us sh(awl) (bee) treated as V(eye)s(eye)tors, &amp; safely sent home aga(eye)n (yew) may [? carved bracket] t them &amp; adm(eye)re them, (butt) (yew) must (knot) (X)pect I of (ewer) (puppet)s w(eye)ll (comb) [come] home (toe) (yew) as sweet as (yew) sent h(eye)m, twas cruel toe send so pretty a (man) so many 1000 miles &amp; (toe) have the fat(eye)gue of re[t](urn)ing back after (spike?)(eye)ng h(eye)s (coat) &amp; d(eye)rt(eye)ng [dirting] t[hose] red (heel) (shoes) (eye)f (yew) are w(eyes) follow (ewer) own ad(vice) (yew) gave (toe) me take home ewer (ships) sold(eye)(ears) [soldiers] guard (well) (ewer) own tr(eye)fl(eye)(ling ?) [a fish]. &amp; leave me (toe) my self as (eye) am at age (toe) know my own (eye)ntrests. w(eye)thout (ewer) (fool)(eye)sh ad(vice) &amp; know t(hat) (eye) sh(awl) (awl)ways regard (yew) &amp; my Brothers as relat(eye)ons (butt) (knot) as fr(eye)nds.
<br>(Eye) (am) (ewer) (grate)fy (eye)njured Daughter Amer(eye)k."  11 May 1778
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<p>Published by: Matthew Darly
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<dl><dd>Published by: Laurie &amp; Whittle</dd></dl></div>
1778<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1778-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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