Sir we are Inform'd that you Are Appointed Agent for the Arm'd Sloop Called the American Revenue Samuel Champlin Commander now on a Cruize Against the enemies of the United States of America — These are Therefore to inform you that we have Several men in the Privateer which we have hired & have their Agreements now in our Possession as well as a Power of Attorney from them — if Agreable to you we now, Appoint you as Our Agent & Factor, for which we mean to Allow you a Customary Commision Should receive it as a favour you would Se, that those sheres comes all, into our hands, & not one Farthing of either of there sheres paid to Any Person Except Ourselves, Let their Pretentions be what they wi[illegible] — we tell you this in Consiquence of these men being Black, perhaps they may dispose of their Sheres Several Times before you here from us. — please to Keep the Amounts of those Sheres in your Pocession untell You have Orders from us. we Shall call on you for the Amounts of all Those Sheres, where we Shall expect to find all, without Any payment being made to Any Other Person. -we am Sir with the greatest Respects [&c.]

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