Comadore Hopkins Sr

We Received yours of the Eighteenth march pr Capt Jenne togeather with The Guns & Shot permit us to return you our Sincere thanks for your publick Services and in a perticular maner for Those nessecary Ingines of Defence Sent us by Capt Jenne, Those Shot which will not Answer for us we Shall Convey By the first oppertunity Either to Providence or Howlands Feary we are yours & the Countrys [&c.] Signed in & on behalf of the Comittee of Inspection for the town of Dartmouth byー

Dartmouth, may the 3rd 1776.