Dear Sir,

Letters from Quebec informing me that there was more shipping there 10th Ulto than wou'd carry off the Produce of the current Year effectually prevented sending your Ship the Peggy; she was to have sailed the Day after I received these Letters & had her Pilot engaged & on Board. ー I judged it best to detain her a few days from a certain Persuasion of sending by her Certificates on the Treasury for the Amount of her whole Cargo, but in this am likewise disappointed & was not till Yesterday discovered that the Number of Blls exceeded the Invoices by Eighteen, for which no Invoice can be found & will occasion a thorough overhawl of the whole Cargo, which will take up a great Deal of Time & be attended with much Trouble & on the whole have concluded to dispatch her to you & take the chance of an Opportunity to send the Certificates for the Cargo on the Treasury.ー

As the Cargo has been appraised, the Wheat a 5/4d p Bushel, fine flour 18/ pC, spfine do 20/ & the Indian Corn at 3/4 I cou'd not possibly obtain Freight; I therefore solicited that the Warrants on the Treasury shou'd be paid into my Hands, which is accordingly to be done & you will of Course have the Power of Payment in your own Hands when you are furnished with them, which I shall take Care not to lose sight of till possessed. ー I have had ten Times more Trouble with this Cargo than if it had been consigned to me, for as you sent the ship to my Address I have been the acting Person in the Settlement of the Cargo & have done everything even to casting & settling the Invoices, none of which were summed up. ー This I mention because I think I have a Right to charge Commission on the Cargo which wou'd never be settled without some Person's interfering, & no one cou'd with so much Propriety as myself. ー This you'll give me your Sentiments on by the first Opportunity.ー

You have inclosed an Accot Disbursements on the Peggy & of Money supplied Capt. [William] Barron, amount at your Debit £17.8.0 lawful.ー

You have likewise inclosed a List of 180 Days Provision supplied People belonging to the Swan at different Times by Mr [G.] Gefferina which you'll include in your first Voucher from Mr. Bates: I have cast the Quantity of Provision on the Back as near as is necessary. ー Mr Lewis will include in his first Voucher with you the 487 1. fresh Beef he owes me since the Ship was here. ー Pray let me have your Accounts as soon as possible. ー With due compliments to your good Family I am, Dr Sir [&c.]