Jim, William Benson was telling us about his life in this writing. After the Rev. War, from the years 1784 through 1786, he was recalling fond memories. It seems he was "sweet" on Frances Burgess and wrote a letter to her; but then crossed the letter out on the back of his other writing concerning his life. It appears to me that he never forgot Frances Burgess. Perhaps, wished that she had been "his girl" or even that they had married------------perhaps, he wanted her to know how much he cared for her and that was why he wrote the letter and then thought better of sending it, therefore, crossed it out. I, guess we will never know. But in answer to your question, if you got Parts 1 through 8, that is all that I have on William Benson and the only mention of Frances Burgess. Now we do know there was a Frances BURGESS in the Fauquier County, VA area around the time of the Rev. War---------thanks to William Benson, the boy who was orphaned and raised by the Porters and became a wealthy Georgian. Chocy