Gentlemen.

Having a large quantity of bread belonging to the publick on hand already bak'd, and a vessel to dispose of, that we think must answer your purpose, thought it most proper to advise you thereof. She is a large schooner that will carry about eleven hundred barrells flour, completely found ready for sea, a good sailer & as tight as a bottle, the price we ask for her is £850 ー that if she will any way suite you beg you'll advise me immediately for my government, as if she does not answer you, hope very shortly to dispose of her to some people of this place; dare say the quantity of bread we have baked belonging to you, together with what Mr Spear has baked for you will intirely load this vessel, and if immediately sent out must certainly come to a good ー market almost any where. I myself am just now returned from Boston where I have been on a visitt to my friends there, where I found both bread & flour very scarce and high, indeed scarcely any to be got, not one barrle of sweet flour was to be had in the whole town of Boston and bad as it was sold quick'at 4 Dollars p cwt: I think this Vessel of ours loaded with a cargo of bread in bulk to go to Boston must answer well with a little flour, and for return could purchase West India goods of any Kind very low, as they are falling still lo[w]er every day from the great quantitys of prizes that are constantly comeing in to them. I was myself for several days at there public sales of prize cargoe, where I saw great quantitys of sugars, spiritt rum, Coffee, cotton, &c. sell very low indeed or if them articles would not answer it appears to me there might a great deal of money be made on a cargo of salt. I see it sell in Boston at 4/ p bushl by the quantity, and it was thought by most people there it would be lower, as a great many of their vessels were gone after salt, thinking it will be scarce and dear which is thought there will not be the case, that I realy believe salt may be bought as low in Boston as any where we can safely send for it, as there is many circumstances in favour of a vessels getting there safe. from there good forts on Nantaskett and other heigths near which no Kings ships will dare to come, and their coast is so much of an iron bound one (so caled) that no ship will dare to lay off there this time of the year. This vessel of ours will carry about four or five thousand bushells of salt, which would be a very handsome back freight, and she is extreamly well adapted for the purpose of carrying salt being a very boyent vessel that will not load too deep. I hope Gent you wo'nt imagine I intend to dictate to you what should be done in these matters, as you undoubtedly do know much better than I Can think or imagine; but several of my friends here advised me to write to this purpose, what I knew of these matters, which I hope you wo'nt take amiss, as so great a quantity of bread being ready and much in our way, want to make more room & a get it out while they bay is clear. Your favouring me with a line on this subject immediately will very much obledge me, and if I can in any wise serve you in loading this vessel shall be extreamly glad of the favour, in which hope I act to your approbation in every respect. Gent your [&c.]