Sir.

We have to acknowlege the Receipt of your Letters of [blank] and of [blank] the last inclosing your Account Current against this State, and are uneasy to find you under the Difficulties you mention, by being so considerably in Advance. By the Schooner Chance, you will find, we have purchased of Mess^rs. Vanbibber and Crocket,¹ one Half of that Vessel and Cargoe and refer you to Letters by her from those Gentlemen. You will receive this by the Schooner General Smallwood, Cap^t. Rogers,² with the inclosed Invoice. The net Proceeds of this Cargoe & Vessel, for which we hope you will be able to get a good Price, is to be carried to the Credit of this State. We have in View some further Means of making you speedy Remittances. If the Schooner General Smallwood cannot be sold to advantage, we request you to send her back, ballasted with Salt.—We are [&c.]