Annaps Dece[mber 5 1775]
Sir We desire that you engag[e Jos: Speake's] Vessell on the Terms within mention'd puttin[g] 6 hands in her instead of 4 as he proposed & the expence of the 2 extra hands shall be allow'd him ー In behalf of the Province we are &c ー
[Endorsed] Decem 18th the Vessell enter'd into the Service.
[Enclosure]
[You] may have my Sloop at fifty Pounds of [M]aryland Currency, I finding hands & all other Necessaries except Port Charges in the West Indias; and you may keep her as long as you please and send her where you please on these Terms; But if she is seized or lost you must pay me Three hundred Pounds Maryld Currency for her ー
Jos: Speake Alexa Decem 5th 1775
To Mr Robert Hooe.
1. Md. Arch., Revolutionary Papers, Box 10.
