Gentlemen,

I wrote you by Colo [Eliphalet] Dyarr [Dyer] and Mr [Silas] Dean (our Colony Deligates to the Contential Congress) Desireing you would let them have what Money they should have Occasion for, to the Amount of Four or five Hundred Pounds  Since that I received Your Favour by the Post and Am Sorry to hear You Could not Procure the Lead ー and Observe Your Saying that Melasses was in Demand I now Send George Champlin in the Brigg Nancy with a Cargoe Consisting of Two Hundred and Sixteen hogsheads Twenty Six Terses and Four Barrels of which Thirteen hogsheads five Terses and One Barrel is Ventures, the Remainder is Cargoe which may be More, if You can Send me Some Money in half Joes by Capt Chappell it will be Agreeable. I have now a Cargoe of Extra Good St Domingo Sugars in Store if they would Answer I would Send Chappell with a Load as Soon as he Returns, And, if Melasses Keeps up Shall Ship More, Unless Prevented by the Confusion of the present Times ー I can tell You no News our Troops in the Neighbourhood of Boston are in good Spirits and Are forming Themselves into Order as fast as possible, when Anything Transpires from the Congress beg Y ou'l be so kind as to Communicate it for I Really do not know what Plan to Follow, or what to Do with my Vessels  You must Send the Brigg Back in Ballast have not to add but am [&c.]