Dear Sir,  I am greatly to apologize for my late Impoliteness at your House, and hope Mrs. Champlin and yourself will excuse it. I should be glad to know the Weight of the Bread return'd as the Steward cannot finish his weekly Accounts without it. the Weight of the Sugar and Price is wanted as our Mess settles every fortnight. Likewise the Weight of the Cheese, Price, and what I am charged in Cheshire, for I have lost that you gave me. I think the [way the] Captain's Steward talks the Captain will pay for it himself. We propose victualing next week, when I shall come on shore and talk with you myself. only some of the Rum must be in Casks of about 30 Gallons, 6 of them will do the rest as we propos'd. this Manoeuvre is a late Whim of the Captains. I have nothing peticular to add but remain, &c.

Wesnesday afternoon [March 30, 1775]

I find by the Steward the Captain expects to be charged no more than the weight as Cheshire. [Alexander] Brymer2 supplied so at Boston. you know best what ships have done here before. things dont let this be seen.