Sir
I have just fell in with & been aboard the Ship Waddell,1 a prize belonging to the Enterprize Capt. Je ne Scai quoi out of which I have taken 6 firkins of Butter, one Cask Potatoes, & 2 Dozen beer, which I Shall esteem it a favour you woud pay for—I have the honour to be Sir [&c.]
for Saml. Chew Willm. Leeds
Resistance at Sea Feby. 10th 1778 Pour acquit2 a St. pierre Le 6 Mars 1778 Pr. Décane
L, PHi, Simon Gratz Autograph Collection, Case 5, Box 27 (American Navy in the Revolution). Addressed: "To Will Bingham Esqr. Martinique—."
1. Ship Waddell, William Scott, master, 200 tons, from Bermuda to New York, built at New York City in 1772. Lloyd's Register of Ships, 1777-78.
2. "Paid."
3. Symbol for livre tournois.
4. Abbreviation for "boucaut," or "cask."
