Sir, I received your letter of the 25th respecting the 100 Stand of Arms which you were to have Supplyed me with. I shall lay the letter before the Continental Congress and the Convention which meets this week at Brunswick in hopes that some other means may be taken for providing an equal Number.

A Certain Ship is lately Arriv'd here with Stores, ² some of which perhaps may be of use to the Public Service under your direction  I therefore Subjoin a list of her Cargoe, in order that you may Know whether any part of it will be usefull for that purpose. The Ship is about 100 feet long on the Main Deck, and will commodiously carry 20 Six & 10 three Pounders, W[illiam] R[ogers] [is] well worthy of your Confidence. I have the Honor to be [&c.]