March 13: 1820
Honored Sir

I trust your Honor goodness will forgive 
my freedom in asking this favour but being 
over at your Honor Howes after the chanes 
for your doges I sawe Graffe Hoves in your 
meadow and if your Honor should wish him to take 
the color as I have got a little falowing to do and 
my mare is very kind and if your Honor will 
have the goodness to lend me him for a little time 
it would be doing me the gratest of kindness and 
I would take all the care in my poower of him 
and should (?) as the gratest of favours 
and if my mare should be at aney time of aney 
youse to your Honor I should be happy for you to 
have her  I have not half implyment for Hovs

So I remain your Honor 
 Very Humble Servent
John Dines