Sir

There was a Negroe Man onboard the Andrew Doria named Dragoon Wanton ² which I have purchas'd — Should be extremely glad if you will take the trouble to take some Charge of him, and either send him tq me, or see that he is employ'd in the Service with Captn [Nicholas] Biddle, or any other way, as you may think fit —

My brother Shew'd me a Letter of yours, in which it seems I was roughly handled in Congress — it is true that I applied to the Committee for Blankets for Slops in the Ships, but how they came by them I am altogether Ignorant, however I am extremely obliged to you for Supporting me —

We have no News here, nor Nothing Extraordinary except that the Privateers have great Luck, and getting Money fast — I wish they may not carry it so far as to be any ways detrimental. — I am with great Respect Sir [&c.]

To the honble William Ellery Esqr
one of the Members of the honl Contl Congress
at Philadelphia