Hon Sir

Benjn Huger & his Lady goes by this Oppertunity who I have given a Letter of Recommendation to you  He wants an Excellent Pipe of Wine for which he will call on you for ー This Young Gentleman has an Estate here of £4000 Stg, And lately become a Banker so that his Income is much better, I have given him a Letter to my Brother David  I hope he will take Notice of him, As the family have Shown me great Civility ー , Capt Vesey is safe Arrivd & the Wines Landed, She had no Mediterranean pass, I shall make a good Voyage ー Our Committee have stopd the Exportation of any Provisions, so that Nothing will be done here, I shall give up my House & sell my Furniture & take Lodgins at Brunswick until matters are: Setteld for it never will do to Stay here without Business, And I see Not the least prospect of having our Disputs Settld soon  Polly is mistaken in the Price of 4200 for Pompey, it was what I ask'd, I am in hopes to Sell Mr Bankers boy wch my Price is £ 100 Stg & he will answer one of the Companys as a Drummer. We shall imediately Raise 3000 Men ー Regimented & paid, What has those Ministerial tools of Your place been about Writing, for Troops, Hang every Raskell, My Life is for the Cause of America in Particular my Native Country & when I act a part for so damd a Sett as the Delancey Family by giving them my Voice in an Ellection again, Never forgive me. I doubt not by their double handed Monuevers wth the Ministry they have deprived me of a very handsome Income ー Mr Huger going to the Noward has deprived me of gitting Bills on you from him Mr G. Beekman Consignd me 3 Pipes of Madeira pr Fowler & 3 More to Mr Fenwick Bull  As I have now Pipes of my own I delivered the 3 Pipes Addressd to me to Mr Bull, Acquain my Ressons for so doing as I am coming home, Likewis ー Inform Mr Gates I have here the Rum & Bread Pr Fowler & Br[ought] by Turner  the Latter Parcel without Invoice [or] Letter. The greater part of the Rum Ihave Sold 12/6 p gal, I am so hurried that I have hardly time to Write to Polly As I have not the least Assistance

I am Dr Sr [&c.]