Dear Sir

Having little business to write about have chiefly to enquire after your Health & that of yr good Family. The Mags & papers inclosed will give you the political intelligence which cannot be pleasing as our Ministers still continue obdurate agst America & every day expect to hear of an engagem[en]tt in Mass. Bay as they have long ago sent orders to Genl [Thomas] Gage to go to Blows immediately. It is imagined here that all the Colonies will support New Engd to the last extremity in which case they must succeed at last especially as a Spanish War seems almost inevitable. My two large ships sent out this Year will come badly off unless you kindly give them great assistance & my other friends exert themselves, all which I fondly hope will be done. Our joint good wishes attend yrself, Mrs Tayloe & your worthy Family  I am &c