This will be delivered you by Cap^t Thomas Gibbons who comes over to take the Command of the Schooner May Flower,¹ I hope she is refitted by this as she is much wanted for the purpose of carrying a Load of Powder to Fredericksburg and other purposes if you can spare Captain Gibbons any hands pray do it. and give him any assistance you can in getting the Schooner over to Queens Creek, &c inform him how far he may venture to run her up with safty to Load, I observe by a letter received from Captain Charles Thomas at the Publick Rope yard, that he has furnished you with a large Quantity of different kinds rope. let me know what you have kept. for the use of your Boat & what was delivered Captain Wrenn,² also an account of the Bread you retained— On Consulting with the Honble David Jamerson Esq^r.3 he is of Opinion that your Boat should be Rigged as a schooner or sloop either of which you may do, but by no means think of her being Rigged as a Brigg, which you will take notice accordingly⁴ I hope before this the Boat is launched, and that you will soon be ready for Orders where to load, Let me hear from you soon, and write me fully how matters are going I am [&c.]