Dear sir

please to Send Me By Capt Ingerson [David Ingersoll] who is to Bring the Stores for the State Vessels ー Six dozen of Jibb Racks & two dozen of Large Hoops for the Masts, & Six Water pails as they are Not to be had here, Last Night arrived into this harbour a prize taken By Capt [John] Skimmer She is a Schr Load with fish.² If the Board Should Incline to purches Belive they May have it By applying to Capt [John] Bradford. Should you purches, you May if you please Load one Schr More for Bilbao, out of the fish at Salem their Being Now upwards of 1000 Quint[als] of what I Call very good & Large fit for the Market. Should you agree with Capt Bradford for this Cargo it will Save the freight of the fish from Salem up & the Boara Can have a Schr of about Seventy three or four Tons a prime Sailor, Either By apprisement to purches or to take it in on freight as you Should Chuse. please to give me a Line By the first oppertunity I am with grate Esteem [&c.]