Gentlemen

I have the honour to be favour'd with yours under the 7th Octor by last post only to which I beg leave to reply the Bay Ship I formerly mentioned with the Cargo is sold she being under the direction of Mr Langdon Agent for the New Hampshire State — I am inform'd he has purchas'd her with the principk part of her Cargo with a design to off er her to Congress no doqbt you have heard from him on that subject You give me leave to purchase any other Bay Ships' ² — we have one in this port & theirs one at plimouth, both good Ships, but belonging to private people -I shall make use of all the address I am posses'd of ¾eeping my intentions of purchase a profound secret & not appear in it my self & if they go of[f] cheap shall purchase & inform your Committe in due time with my proceedings —

The Brigg fanny was to sail last fryday the Genious of a Capt who took her is not in town, so soon as I settle with him I shall render you an Accot of my proceedings which I hope may be satisfactory, I left the fanny last tuesday, being oblig'd to make two Journeys to plimouth on that Account —³