Sir,

With the Schooner Boat Molly under your Command you will immediately proceed down the Creek¹ and go up the East River² with Cap^n. Jn^o. Young³ deliver the sundry things he has on Board— from thence you must next make your way to Portsmouth, at which place deliver to Captⁿ Samuel Healey the undermentioned Articles⁴—This being done it will be your next object to go up James River as high as Warwick and present my Letter to Col^o Archibald Cary who will have delivered you as much Flour as your vessel will carry After you have stowed her well make your way down James River and come into the Colledge Creek as far up as the Landing at which place your Cargo is to be unloaded—Give me notice of your arrival at the last mentioned place, and let me enjoin you to make use of the greatest Frugality and utmost Industry which will ever give me an inclination, to serve you—If you can get a freight up James River from Portsmouth do it as it will serve to defray the Expence of the Vessel. I am [&c.]

1000 Lbs Iron—— 2 Barrels Bread
1 Coil five & one half Inch Cordage for Stay’s
1 ditto 3½ Inch Bolt Rope—
1 ditto 2½ Inch——
1 Ditto 1¾ d^o.——