Dr Sir As the Management of the Flour at Portsmouth may be attended with some Difficulty unless some Person goes there by Appointment of the General ー I have wrote to the Chairman of the Committee of Portsmouth which is left open for your Perusal ー If you think that without any Inconvenience to the other Matter you can go to Portsmouth, it is thought best you should & Settle the Matter on the best Terms consistent with the Letter & direct the Transportation in the Manner most proper & safe ー
If you meet with any Difficulty you will inform us as soon as possible ー I am in haste, your &c.
J R
Camp at Cambridge Octo 7 1775
Stephen Moylan Esq at Salem or Marblehead
1. Washington Papers, LC.
