Sir

We shall be obliged to you to endeavour to sell the Ship Defence for not less than nine thousand Pounds we would wish to part from her with her Apparel &^ca agree^le. to the Inventory formerly made but that Inventory is mislaid so that we do not know whether it can now be ascertained therefore we would have the Contract made for what went up in the Ship & including the sails with which she was carried to Baltim^e. a Suit for a merchantman to be made up out of those here which belonged to her—We design six and only six of her Guns, with what belongs to them to go with her as pertaining to the Ship If the purchaser should want more of her Guns he may have them at their selling price in Baltimore One half the money to be paid down the rest if the purchaser desires it to be on three Months Credit he giving Bond with Security¹