[Extract]
Sir We were much Concerned to find you were so long detained at Cape May, but as you did at last escape clear of the Men of Warr on this Coast, we hope you will arrive safe at Your destined Port and there be able to execute your Commission to be very satisfactory to all Concerned, We are told Mr LaMaitra arrived safe at Martinico but have no Certainty of it, sorry we are that Mr Merediths Sloop fell into the Enemys hands, for its not only a Considerable loss but disapoints you & the Publitk, The Brigt this goes by will we hope have better luck and make up for the loss and disapointment of the other, but we feared to put any Goods onboard on our own Account as the Coast now swarms with Men of Warr.
We hope however that you may send us back some Goods by the Reprisal in the footing proposed in our former letter and you may depend on our attention in the Sale & Remittances for them...
...Shou'd Mr Bealle [Samuel Beall] be arrived in the West Indies when this gets to hand tell him We think Occracock Inlet in North Carolina is at this time the safest place along the Coast We are sir [&c.]
