Dr Charles

I have long been thinking of a moshen of sum sort to save your town I think I have now fell on one that shall withstand against any ship in the navey that they can trust before your town the moshen must float and carey 20-18 pounders it must be about 108 feet long 32 feet or less broad 5½ feet deep the sides and ends to be glasaded so that the men shall fight under cover and the sides and ends canon proof, this moshen I think may be completed in two months at the expense of 2500 £ or less the friendship I have from yourself &c Tome Hyde and Tome Harwood has partly emploied my mind this six weeks past ー If the commetey of safety thinks well of this mater there is no time to be lost and you must come down to me tomorrow morning as I cant wait neither on you nor the comitey in all next week, if this moshen or floating batrey can be got ready in time I think it will save your town from any thing that can be dun to it by sea, every man of you must atend to this matter as one hundred men may be employed.

I am Charles with sencir Respect yours

You must get John Saverson to rede this for I Cant this moshen may allways keep a Propeatill fier on the enemy as there must be two canon in each end and 8 on each side she may carey 52 swivels on her sides and ends to prevent her being boarded ー My friend I think, ill used both Congress and convention the congress gave them ships to build to men that nose nothing of the business Jack Steward you no has been used ill by convention but still I am ready to serve my country in every degree that lys in my power.

If any opportunity send Tome Johnson a copy of this to day as he desired I would think of this sort to save the town.