Dear Sir

Mr [Patrick] Henry did me the favr Yesterday to deliver me your Letter we have as yet had nothing agitated in Congress about Trade I hope and expect that the Time for Exportation will continue as it did though I have some Expectation that it will be moved to shorten it As the Event of any Motion of that Sort ought & I suppose will be allowed to be made public you shall have early Notice ー Ticonderago has been surprized by a small party of New England men & is now in their possession without drawing one drop of Blood ー from what I can collect in in the Concord Affair upwards of 400 Regulars killed wounded & taken prisoners, it is strange but I believe only 43 Militia killed & a very small number wounded N York & Pensylva I know in Confidence are firm though some Gentlemens prejudices prompt them to suspect N York  Our friends in that Government have had a hard Winters Campaign and remarkable Success  I think every Thing promises very fair if we do not ever divide ー As there can be no Occasion for a Convention of our Province before, you will not see me till the Congress breaks up. I shall attend to your Hints  let me entreat you to spirit our people to Diligence in Exercise and as you have an Oppty if in your Power of planning & mounting a Scheme for a speedy Supply of Powder pray think of it  from what I learn it may be had out of the powder Stores at the Cape²  I am sorry to tell you this place N York Jersey & Lower Counties are very illy supplied and none of our Friends very amply ー do get together and try if you cannot do something.

I am dr. sr. [&c.]