Sir

Those parts of your Letters July 7 and 9 relating to the Province Treasure being delivered to the Rebels must undoubtedly surprise every person. People in open and avowed Rebellion fighting the Kings Forces, will never hesitate a moment to seize money wherever they can lay hands on it. But as Governor [John] Wentworth must have expected such a step to be taken, he was perhaps not empowered alone to remove the Province money, or thought an attempt to secure it for the King would only accelerate its seizure by the Rebels. Whatever Reasons therefore his Excellency might have had for letting the money remain in the Treasury, he alone must answer for its Loss. I am entirely satisfied with your Conduct in this matter. The Rebels are increasing their Numbers daily and carrying on Approaches to the Lines at the Neck; they have collected a Number of Whaleboats; it is said near three hundred. A Party of them visited one of the Islands in this Harbour, took off the Stock, and burnt the Houses. It is I believe generally thought they will make an Attempt upon the Town of Boston.

I am &c.