tusday Morning the 11 of febry 1777
Gentell Men/
I Send you two fine Boats to Carey the Soulgers over the Bay In order to Man them I am oblige to Put In two Sailer N egros If thare is the lest Danger of Losing them I Shall be oblige to you to Send them back again as I Would not take less then two Hundred Pound for Each of them they are as fine fellows as Ever Crost the Sea If you Should not Want the Boats Plesto order them back tell I Can Git Proper Guns for to fix In them Mr Sam Dorsey has Promest to Let Me have 20 Swivels the hegineng of Next Week I wish you Woud Indulge Me as far as to Right to him & Not to let anybodey have any tell I git as Maney as well fix out the Galley and the largest armd boat 2 I am Gentell Men [&c.]
Stephen Steward
1. Red Book, XXIII, Md. Arch.
2. The Council complied with Steward's request in a letter to Samuel Dorsey on February 12, Council of Safety Letter Book, No. 2, Md. Arch.
