Mr John Ross²
Sir

As Several of the Vessells by which we have heretofore ordered out blankets & cloathing for the use of the Publick, have unfortunately been taken We think it prudent to give fresh orders in hopes the.Goods may yet reach America in time to be Very Serviceable, We therefore request of you to purchase on the very best terms in your power immediately on the receipt of this letter

Ten Thousand Striped blankets
Thirty Thousand Yards of 6/4 broad cloth brown & blue Colours from 3/ to 6/ Stg p Yd
Three Thousand Yards different Colrs for Facings at about 4/ Stg P Yd
One Thousand pieces of Duffields or some such Cloth at about 90/ー

We will immediately set about making you remittances to pay for these Goods, therefore You may either employ any money already in your hands on Publick Acct in this purchase or pledge your Credit for speedy Payment as we are making large purchases of Rice Indico Tobacco &c for immediate Exportation and the approaching Season will give us fair opportunity's of getting these Goods to Market whereas we have been much hampered during the Summer by the Cruizers on our Coast. You will buy these Goods where ever You can soonest get them, Great Britain & Ireland excepted, and you may send them out by any good Vessell belonging to America but if none such offers immediately, You may Charter a Foreign Vessell to take them & proceed for this Coast immediately with orders to get into the first place of Safety She possibly can in these united States of Amer-ica, whatever terms you fix shall be Complyed with, depending that you will have them as moderate as possible and we will load the Vessell back to Europe immediately. If any difficulty Occurrs about getting these Goods out to America direct, you may then Ship them out, to Wm Bingham Esqr at Martinico, to Mr Cornelius Stevenson at St Eustatia Mr Isaac Governeur at Curracoa or to Mr Stephen Ceronio at' Cape Francois with orders for them to forward them to us with all possible dispatch by different Conveyances. We beg your utmost attention & dilligence in the execution of this order the Goods are extreamly Wanted & you must not loose one Moment of time. You may rest assured of soon being enabled to pay for them & We remain Sir [&c.].