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My last was of the 18 Inst p Capt Phinehas Potter In the Schooner Unety with Abot 40 seafareg Men for the Contl fleet wth him I sent you 68 Cask Qy 31 bbs [?] Galls of Straind Oile & 50 Box[e]s Candl[e]s, wch I tho't by this Oppoy wod Just mention, As have Not time to give a full Coppy [of] that Letr I here Mention the Articles we Ordd by him as some of them May be Carr[te]d below where he must be in Case of Ice ー Vizt 10 Tons best Refined Bar Iron For/9s As Much papr as Can be purchased a 4/a 4/3 Pha Cury from 10 to 50 Doz silk Romalls a 6/. to 6/3. same Qy Black Barcelong Do a £5.10 small £5 ー these & the papr wod ha[v]g purchas'd as May be Car'd to the Vesell Cocoa 10 hhd a £4.10 [?] 40 firkins Butter a 8d 10 Do if it Cost 12d to fill in with flour In this Voyage Messrs Clark & Nightin[gale] Brown & Power & My Self are Concemd & if All our Money in yr hands is no[t] sufficient you are Desir'd to Call on Govr [Stephen] Hopkins & take what you want wch hes to Charge the Nav[a]l Comte

P.S. Brother Jno Brown & I wrote you of the 20th Inst p this Oppoy requesting your Assistance with our full power to Compleat a Contract with the Secret Comte wch I now Confirm & Desire you to be refer'd thereto ー as they Messrs [Nicholas] Cook [Jr.] & [Joseph Dolbear] Russel [Jr.] will have a Bulkey Sum to bring us (the Navel Comte) here, Shod be Glad of yr Advise & assistance in Changing what they bring us into larger Money on Accot of Carrage