Sir

I received your favour of the 19^th Ins^t. observe the Contents,¹ I am exceeding glad you have got your Boat in such forwardness, but would rather she shou'd have been agreeable to the dimensions I gave you, but I hope she will answer—² 

I have mentioned it to the Governour & Council³ about having another Boat built which they seem to be rather undetermined about (I mean as to the size), we have some thoughts of enlarging the Keel to 70 or 80 feet & rigg her as a Ship, but as the Council Board are taken up to day in chusing Officers they cannot possibly attend to it, I shall urge it to morrow, & shall certainly write you immediately on their coming to a Resolution, I am sorry Capt Wrenn should have left this place in the precipitate manner he did,⁴ as I meant to have sent the sum of money you wrote for, however I hope you will sustain no material inconvenience till I have an opportunity that may be depended upon, the present I think rather precarious, With respect to the Rum mention'd in your mem^o. to Cap^t Wrenn, I grant may be customary⁵ but the Custom must be laid aside for the present, as we have not any in the Public Store neither is it to be bought here, You may expect to hear from me very shortly & am Sir [&c.]