Providence Sepr 25, 1775 ー
Sir
As the Danger of Coming into this place is very grait on Accot of the Many ships & Cutters the Enemey hath now Crewsing we Would have you Land What Goods you have of Ours Eighther Powder Arms or Dry Goods or Duck at East Hampton,2 & Order them a Cross to sag Harbore, from thence to be forwarded to the Care of Mr Lefingwell of Norwich, there is One Esq Forster or his Son at Sag harbor that May be Apply'd to or wrote to to take Care of & forward all Our Goods to Norwich, We trust you'l give your Utmost Attntion for Our Interest, that the whol be Trans Acted in the Most sale & Cheepes Manner It Can be done
If Brother Jno Brown has Order'd his Affairs to Any particiler person, who you may think best to Transact the whole you have Liberty to Imploy him.
1. Nicholas Brown Papers, JCBL.
2. See John Jenckes to Esek Hopkins, July 3, 1775, Volume 1, 808.