Sir

You being Master of my Brigg Sally now bound, and ready to Sail for Suranam, my Orders are that you proceed Immediately to Sea by the way of Seacunnet and gain your passage to Suranam as soone you possibly can, and their dispose of the Cargo for the most it will fetch, to Engage and get afull Load of Good Melasses and to See that every Cask be well made and well Trimed before its Stowd away, and also to Engage about Sixty Hogsheads Melasses more to be ready for aSmall Vessel which I Expect soone to send after you in Order to bring the Valuable part of your Cargo which may be Over and above the melasses Afforsaid Vizt in Powder, Salt Peter, Sulpher, Duck, Ticklinburgh or Oznabriggs, as I Chuse not to trust these Articles in so heavy a Vessel as Your Brigg, but I hope you'l this Time get the Brigg Deep Loaded with Melasses on my Account Excepting Only 1220 Gs for yourself 400 Gs for the Mate, 300 Gs for the Cooper, and as much for the people as is Enterd in portledge Bill and no more, I hope youl be able to bring me as much melasses as Ever the Brigg yet brought to her Owners, On your return which will be as soone as possible youl either Stop on the Back of Nantucket the Vinyard or Long Island. to know how the Men of Warr and Tenders are Generally Stationd in Order that you may Run in by night so as to Escape them if possible and Come Directly to this Town with the Brigg, as the melasses will be worth more here than in any other place. You'l do every thing in your power to get it here safe If a quantity Good Rousia Duck and seaming Twine is to be bought at a reasonable rate and Powder nor Salt Peter not to be had, youl Engage as much as you think you shall be able to purchase over and above afull Load of melasses as above in Order that it may be ready for the Small Vessell to Come after you, Youl also get a quantity of Light Duck Ticklinburgh or Oznabrigs if to be had at a Reasonable price but take Special Care to keep Enough in your hands to Load full with Melasses. I am wishing you a Good Voyage, Your Owner

P.S. your Commission is to [be] Five PCent on the sales, and Two and ahalf PCent on the Returns. If any thing happens to you during the Voyage to Disenable you to the Business your Mate Mr Tower is to take the Command, and follow these Orders.