Gentlemen

Mr. [Samuel] Adams & myself just Arived here & find no intellegance from you & no Guard, we just hear an Express has just past thro this Place to you from New York informing that Administration is bent upon pushing matters And that Four Regements are expected there; How are we to proceed? Where are our Brethren? Surely we ought to be supported I had rather be with you, & at present am fully dertimened to be with you before I proceed. I Beg by the Return of this Express to hear from you & pray furnish us with Depositions of the Conduct of the Troops the certainty of their firing first, & every Circumstance relative to the Conduct of the Troops from the 19th instant to this time² that we may be able to give some Accot of matters as we proceed & especially at Philadelphia ー³ And I beg you woud order your Secy to make out a Copy of your proceedings since what has taken Place & what your Plan is  What Prisoners We have & what they have of ours, who of Note was kill'd on both sides  who Commands our Forces & are our Men in good Spirits? for God's sake do not suffer the Spirit to subside untill they have perfected the Reduction of our Enemies. Boston must be Entered  the Troops must be sent away ー Our Friends are Valuable but our Country must be saved  I have an interest in that Town, what can be the Enjoyment of that to me if I am oblidged to hold it at the Will of Genl. [Thomas] Gage or any one else  I doubt not your Vigilence your Fortitude & Resolutions. Do let us know how you proceed ー we must have the Castle the Ships must be ー Stop up the Harbour against large  Vessels coming [in] you know better what to do that[n] I can point out  Where is Mr [Thomas] Cushing is Mr. [Robert Treat] Payne & [John] Adams to be with us,  What are we to depend upon  we travel rather as Deserters which I will not submit to, I will return & join you if I cannot travel in Reputation ー I wish to hear from you Pray spend a tho't upon our scituations. I will not detain the Man as I want much to hear from you. How goes on in the [Provincial] Congress; who is your President; Are the Members hearty  Pray remember Mr. Adams & myself to all Friends  God be with you  I am Gentlemen [&c.]

pray Give me a particular Answer to my Queries