Dear Sir!

Yr favr of Feby I recd P Montgomery & in consequence thereof have honor'd yr bill to Mr. Hyndman. You have now yr Acct Sales for 8 hhds Tobo recd P Roman Nt Proceeds £59.17.11 to yr credt which I dare say will give you full satisfaction & shall hope will induce you to enlarge your consignmts this year considerably, expecially as the price of Tobo here [h]as risen much. Whenever the American dispute is settled & the trade restored to a regular course there will not be much difficulty in settlg the Ball: due Messrs Russell & Molleson. 'Tis unlucky yr orders for sending yr son to the Jerseys, did not come to hand 'till long after Capt Brown sail'd; however as I understand he has arrived safe & well you can easily send him there from Virga, & I hope the example of the school together with his growing older, will reform his wildness. Be pleased to remember us to him. ー Having sent out two large ships this year I shall get into a disagreeable situation unless my friends exert themselves, which I hope they will do & particularly yourself, for which I shall ever hold myself much obliged. Mrs Lee & her son W. L. are very well, so is my Br A[rthur], who was last week called to the Bar. We all join in sincere regard & am &c