The Honourable Council of Safety For Maryland at Annapolisー

Gentlemen I wrote You the 6 Inst and now have the Pleasure of Inclosing You Invoice & Bill Loading for the Cargo shiped on Bd the Brig Rogers (Thomas Ridley Master) by Your Order And now send him down to take Your Instructions, I shall send You a Duplicate of the Invoice pr first opportunity and hope I have given You full satisfaction in this Transaction, You may be Assured the whole Cargo was Ingaged in Eight days after I Recd the money, If I had taken more time, I Could have Purchased it Lower ~ I would have done so had I fore seen the stopage of the Vessell, I think it will come on as good terms as any Purchased at the time I did, and I Know it is put on Board in as good order as any Can.ー

There is a small Ballance of £39.0.7 which if the Acct is Right Please send by Capt Ridley, if You want me down, please write me & I will Carry the Duplicate Invoice with me, I have not Yet had time to get the Vesell Vallued but shall in a few Days, You will Oblige me Verry much if You Inform me to what Island the Vesell first goes to, as I want to give the Capt Orders for his future Government.ー