Sir,

I would beg leave to Inform your Excellency of my Proceedings with Respect to the Vessels taken and Brought in here by Captne Manly, after Condemnation they were agreeable to your Instructions Advertiz'd in the publick papers 3 weeks, I then Proceeded to the Sale, I Recieved Instructions from Your Excellency through the Hone Major Genl Ward to purchase the Ship Jenny & Brigne Hannah for the United Colonies provided they sold very much under their Real Value the Jenny Selling for 1950 £ thought it quite enough for her Therefore did not Purchase her, the Brigne Hannah I purchased for £ 520  have Since Deliver'd her to Capt [John] Bradford by order of Genl Ward, the Ship Concord sold for 930 £  the Bringe Nancy 430 £  Sloop Betsey for 175 £ and the Sloop polly 130 £ I have also sold all the Goods I think at a Very Good price. ー

If your Excellency thinks proper to order that the Goods Deli[vere]d Collo [Thomas] Mifflin as well as the Ordinance Stores should be Valued and Transmitted me, that the sales may be Closd would be of Infinite Service to the poor Captures as well as an Encouragement to them to go again into the Service for I dont concieve their can be a Division untill I can git the amount of the whole ー

I would further beg Your Excellencys Instructions Concern'g paying the Captures, there where Several Servants in the Service a[t] Taking these prizes the masters of which Apply's for their share of the prize Money, knowing the rules of the army Respecting that Matter have Refus'd paying them untill I Recieve your Excellency's Orders  also wither any of the people who are yet left with us Belonging to any of the Above Vessells should Recieve any Wages ー

This day Capt Bradford apply'd & Inform'd me that he was Appointed Agent for this Colony with power to depute whom he thought proper under him  therefore desird me not to act Any more in the Station which Your Excellency was pleasd to appoint me in

Your Excelly Orders with Respect to this or any Other affairs will be Gratefully Accepted and Punctually Obeyed By your Excelly [&c.]

N B my best Complements to Colln Moylan