With mixed sentiments of Loyalty and Gratitude I now lay the following Work under your Royal Shelter
In having deigned to become its Patron your Royal Highness has placed me under a double tie as it is a precious mark of condescension bestowed upon myself enhanced in value from its being a sure earnest of predilection for my Corps
To cherish Patriotism Subordination and Allegiance is the bounden duty of every subject but more peculiarly so du...