Inclosed is a Bill Lading for Nine thousand three hundred Staves, which please to despose off for the most they will fetch, Capt [William] Leeds is arrived after a passage of Sixty Six Days, I find your Brother has not paid him any of the money you left behind last Voyage, and he tells me that he imagines their will be plenty of Powder out to Guadalupe from France and I hope you will be able to get to the amount of all the Interest you have of mine in In that case I shall expect you home very soon pray make all the Despatch in your power, for the sooner you Come the Danger will be the least, their is no Crewsers now, nor I believe will be untill May Next and we shall want it very soon ー I ordered Capt [Edward] Chappell to Martineco from Phila with flour, if you here of him and can let him know you have powder to Ship he well take it on Board and I assure you he is a very Safe Good man to Ship by ー Melasses is now very Scarse hear, if you are a mind to Load the Schooner I suppose the old Ballance will pay one half of the Amount and do you advance the Remainder & let it be on our Joint Accot bu[t] if powder is to be had plenty lay out the whole in Powder & send the Schooner for a Load Salt I have nothing further to say only make all the Despatch in your power I am &c