Sir.

You being Factor for the Cargo on board the Sloop Unity under your Command bound for the West Indias my orders and advice are that you make all the Dispatch you possibly Can dureing the whole Voyage, and to touch first either at St Eustatia, St Lucia, Martinico or Guadalope as you may find, the Winds to hang and Other Circumstances as you may think best, and there or any Other Place you may touch or Stop at, as you have liberty to go to any [of these] foreign Islands, and there dispose of your Cargo to the best advantage, and purchase Powder, and such Articles as you may think will best answer Consistent with the Bond We have given in the Secretary's office for that purpose. If my Letters of Credit should answer you will get to the amount of £2000 L M, in such things as will answer best or sell here for the most profit from the Cost in the West Indias, and draw on me, on as long Credit as you Can, makeing the Bills payable at the Expiration, of the Time of Credit or on as long Sight as you Can, and I will pay due Honour to Them ー

You will get all the small sails you want at the first Port where they Can be had reasonable which you are to get made &c as Cheap as you Can, which is to be on my own accot, & Cost ー a new Jibb you are to get & Charge the Vessel as also all the N ecessarys for the Vessels use Except the light sails as mentiond ー you will be sure to get a sufficient number of good arms fit for use one board and Swivels if to be got reasonable, to get some of them for use & to bring for Cargo you will Exert yourself to the utmost in keeping Clear of the Enemy, if any Gentlemen Wherever you go will take Bills on the Strength of my Letters of Credit for Gun Powder arms or Salt Petre you have Liberty to take as much on such Terms as you may think will neat a sufficient profit according to the risque, as will Load your Vessel Including What you may purchase with your Cargo and the sum mentiond before to be taken upon my Credit

You will Write me by Every Oppertunity in the most Intell[i]gible & secret Manner you Can by which I may know when to look for you, & how to make Insurance home & Direct the Letters so as they may be the most sure of getting to hand ー You will take care that no more Priveledge goes on board your Vessel than ought to be allowed according to the Bigness of the Vessel that is to say the Priveledge is not to Load the Vessel with West India Goods and none for Owners, or that they have no more than a reasonable Proportion ー your Commissions is to be five PCt for sales of your Cargo & two & half for returns ー and upon the Whole you are to Use your Utmost Endeavours & Conduct in all Things as you may think for the Interest of the Voyage ー As to Coming home & geting in Safe think it most safest way to get into the Eastward if you Shod not be on the Coast [early] in the Spr[ing &] If it sho'd so happen &if you Should fall as far Eastward as Nantucket you May from the Back of the Isld go a Shore and get a good Pilote, but if any of you on bord has bin in Any where Eastward would rather Advise that way if late as af[or]esd but submit the Whole to you[r] Care Judgment & prudence If any thing Shod happen that you Should do otherways than well your Mate Mr Hollemon Warner is to take the Command & follow these my Orders ー Wishing you Prosperaty & safe Return I am your friend & Owner

[Endorsed] Recd a Copy of the forgoing Order which I am to follow as far as I may in my Judgment think for the Good of the Voyage