Sir

Your favour of the 14th came to hand with the Sundry articles therein mentiond, I was in hopes there was some bottled porter which would have been much more agreeable than that in Cask, the General sends back the Tea which I am informed consists of two Canisters only ー the barrel of Lemons was not halfe full  there was some preserved ginger on board the Antigua vessel wch woud be very agreeable.

Capt. Lowrie just now deliverd yours of the 11th  His Excelly thinks the price of Teams as fixt by the Province full sufficient, he will not raise the price ー His Exy approves of your Selling the Lemons & Limes, the Potatoes Cabbage & every thing that is perishable on board the different prizes

Capt Lourie & Capt. Foster have Liberty to stay at Salem on their Parole, Let them have their wearing apparell, & what to you appear Clear to be their private property takeing their Receipts for what you give them ー

Mr [John] Burk will deliver you this, You are 6rderd to give him & Mr Gregory all their private property takeing their Receipts  You must allso give Capt [Robert] Adams all his private property takeing his rect ー

Attend to former Orders by preventing embezzelment, as the Court is not Yet establised to bring on the Trial, I have nothing further to mention to you concerning them than that all possib[le] Care must be taken of every article. ー 4 Loves of sugar are all that came to hand. I am, Sir [&c.]