I have Received your Favor of the ninth Instant, am oblidged to you for the letter Return' d, & also for the Information you have given Relative to the Arrival of Powder & Saltpetre, I give You joy upon this Occasion & hope the Saltpetre will be immediately Converted into Powder & forwarded with all possible dispatch to our Camp at Cambridge, Where it is wanted; our Vessells have taken two prizes lately & carried them into Newburyport, one is a large Ship from London with Coal Beer & cheese; the other A Brigt from Ireland with Provisions for the Ministerial Army; ² I have this Moment been Informed that a Salem privateer has taken another Vessel from England loadened with 130 chaldron of Coals 1400 Blankets, Ten Tons of oatmeal & 100 ps Ticklingburg ³ ー I am very glad I am Releived from my Attendance at Philadelphia, as I find it is most for my Interest to be here & People would not be easy without I Returned & attended the office or another Judge was appointed in my Room In great haste I remain [&c.]

Pray write me particularly how you go on at Congress ー Shall write you again & more particularly