Sir

Yours down to the 21st is with me. — with respect to the Swivels unless they can be done this week the time will not now Admit to have them Cast — therefore desire Captain Bradford to Apply for Captain McNeills or any other Eight Short Swivels fit for Tops and Send them here without loss of time. — Should not Colo Fraizer continue determined to proceed in the Ranger the Qr Cask of Wine will be more than Sufficient for my own Stores — however I have sent you two hundred Dollars — to pay Major Swan &ca but the Wine must be Bottled and Sent round here immediately Other wise you are not to take it. — you had no Orders to purchase for the Ranger, — therefore need not have laid out the Money which was given you for another purpose especially as the Agent was on the Spot.

I want the Sewing and Whipping Twine in the possession of Captn Bradford which was purchased by Captn Roach for the Ranger — their being none here at present to finish the light Sails. — I sent you a large Packet P the last post inclosed to Messrs Livingston & Turnbull but, as you make no mention of the receipt of it — I fear those Gentlemen must have left Boston before the Mail reached it. — the Packet contained letters of great im­portance to my friend Mr Hewes. — I have written to the post Master and desired him to put the packet into your hands. — should he do so you are to break it Open and forward the Packet for Mr Hewes under a cover di­rected for the Honble Robt Morris Philadelphia. — Your letter contained an Order from the Master of the Alfred to his Wife for the Delivery of my Copper Stove. You must Apply for the Stove with or without the Order — and endeavour to procure from 40 to 60 Sea Hatts or if they cannot be had — send as many Dutch or Kilmarnock Caps for the Seamen. — My Old St George's Ensign was forgot at Captain Bradfords — let it be Sent. — Mr Cairns will oblige me by Sending Deep Sea and lead Lines — I believe we want little else in his way except what was lately Ordered — The Topsail Sheets are Made and the Topsails Bent. — When these things are Shipt you are to return here as soon as possible and bring with you the Agent's Ac­count of Money Supplied me as Commander of the Sloop Providence and ship Alfred — Also the Invoice of Slops & Cloths sent round here for the Ranger. — the Cartridges Mr Wallingsford tells me are Suited to the Musquets. — You are not to loose a day or hour at this important Season — I have not Sat down myself except at Mails [sic] or to write letters since I took this Command. — should Mr Livingston be gone for Philadelphia you may Apply to Mr Russell — Mercht and ask him whither he hath been requested by Mr Livingston to Accept of my Agency. — I have not the pleasure of being Personally acquainted with Mr Russell — but am so much pleased with his Character that I would give him the preference and Use my influence with the Officers and Men in his behalf. — should you not return here this week write me P Thursdays post — every letter you send by the Stage costs three times the postage.

You must procure for me a Waste Book and Ledger of about two or three quires of good paper — Also a half a Ream of different Sorts of post and writing paper, a Small Box of good wafers — an Almonick — Six Books of large Sized writing paper containing one or two quires each unrulled. — And ask the post master to let me have two glasses for the pewter Ink stands which I had sometime ago from his Old Man — as those I recd were on arrival Broken and others cannot be procured here — I am Sir [&c.]