Sir

I have received your favours of the 24th and 28th ult[o], with respect to the former, I wish you could collect all the Accounts that are yet unpaid for the two Vessels fitted out by you & Mr [William] Lux, and settle them in such manner that the Marine Committee may have nothing further to do with them than to Order payment ー As the men belonging to the Hornet and Wasp at the time of their arrival here have been discharged at their own request, being at that time very sick, some few of them may have entered again on board of Some of the Vessels for ought I know; however, you are requested by the Marine Committee, not to advance any thing for any of them ー I received your last letter to that board who directed me to inform you that Cannon had been contracted for in this colony for all the Frigates, but as there is no certainty of geting them in any reasonable time they wish you to get them for the Frigate you are building, if I can get the dimensions of them to send by this Post you shall have them enclosed, if not I will send them by the next. I suppose it will be mole convenient for you to get the Cannon from Mr Hughes's works than from any other place. The Committee intend to have all the Frigates fitted out as fast as possible, and desire your board to furnish every thing for the one under your care ー Your precaution in keeping a guard I think a good one I am, with much respect Sir [&c.]