Sir

I take the earliest opportunity by L^t. Carter¹ in the Haerlem² Cartel, to inform you of the Arrival of the Transports under my Charge, & that I am appointed by the Viscount Howe, to receive you & your Suite on board the Juno, under my Command, for your Conveyance to England, when you shall be at liberty to embark, seperately or together with the Troops, as you will let me know in Return, to be the Intention, And I am to acquaint you that I will move the Juno, to Nantasket Road, for facilitating your Embarkation. If you will please to inform me of your having negotiated an Agreement to such Effect, upon faith duly pledged, that no Insult shall be offered in the mean time to any of the Ships of War, or other Ships& Vessels appointed for fulfilling the purpose of the Convention, & Distinguished by Flags of Truce, in Testimony of the Restriction they are under from committing any Acts of Hostility; You are otherwise to take your passage in the Haerlem, in order to your being received on board the Juno, in Cape Cod Harbour.—

Inclosed is a List of the Transports with their Tonnage,³ that you may be able to settle the proper Arrangement of the Troops destined for Europe; for every thing else I refer you to our Meeting on board the Juno, where I have a number of private Letters for you, General Phillips⁴ & Col. Kingston,⁵ & a large Box of Letters for the Army—I am Sir [&c.]