Middletown 30 Jany 1776
Sir
I Recd Yours with the Money and Agreeable to your Desire I waited on Capn Bush and Dlivered him 100 Dollars things Seem to Goe on well as Both Bushes Seem to be Much Engaged I under Stand they have found this Side a Noble Lott of Timber, the Other Money I intend for Southmayd and Joe Willis ー Mr George Lewis the Bearer is Recomended by Mr Bush as A Good hand to Send to Infeild after pine Timber both white and Yellow Together with the Trunels the Lenth of which Must be 2½ foott 3000 and 2 foot, as Many More as Lewis will Derict of 1½ Inch in Bigness as for the Masts and Yards I would have them Gott of the Inclosed Dementions as it is Easey to Reduce them as we please ー your other Matters Shall be Complyed With By Sir [&c.]
John Cotton Junr
1. Barnabas Deane Papers, ConnHS. Cotton would build the frigate in Connecticut under the supervision of Barnabas Deane.