Badford may th 31 1777
Sir
I have fixt th Slop 2 fit for th Sees I was fierst to take flower for to Purchese Some meterials I was Disapinted of men at Nantucket & men is Not to be had under 25 or 26 Dollars I have Shipt A mate at Acoxsett but i have to Git men I can Not tell for theay are Afraid of the Capes of Vergeny I Set out for Bedford yesterday in hops for to find Some on the Rotle but mony is No Temtation If I cant Git A Crew heare I Am Detirmend to Go to the Vineyard & Try thare To I Am your [&c.]
Timothy Coffin
1. Letters to the Governor, vol. 10, R.I. Arch.
2. Sloop Diamond outfitted by Rhode Island Council to dispatch to Maryland to take on flour, iron and bread. See Volume 7.
