5 73 85
[With minds less stored than his & far less earnest,
5 some officers of his rank, with whom
at times he would necessarily consort,
found him lacking in the companionable ^ convivial social
quality, ^ a dry and bookish gentleman ,^ as they
deemed. Upon his any chance withdrawal
from their company one would be
Hampdens of our Revolu
1776
5

[ Ed. Note: The inverted text appearing at bottom of this leaf is an earlier attempt at leaf "5." In the late pencil stage, HM deleted the passage, inverted the leaf to start over, inscribed the top line, and added the patch. ]

as to political liberty which prompted the
American Revolution
5 73 85
[With minds less stored than his & far less earnest,
5 some officers of his rank, with whom
at times he would necessarily consort,
found him lacking in the companionable ^ convivial social
quality, ^ a dry and bookish gentleman ,^ as they
deemed. Upon his any chance withdrawal
from their company one would be
Hampdens of our Revolu
1776
5

[ Ed. Note: The inverted text appearing at bottom of this leaf is an earlier attempt at leaf "5." In the late pencil stage, HM deleted the passage, inverted the leaf to start over, inscribed the top line, and added the patch. ]

as to political liberty which prompted the
American Revolution

Transcribed by: John Bryant