Sir

I have between eight & nine hundred Sheep, in my possession which has been lately brought by our people, from New Shoreham, have endeavoured to put them from me to pasture, but can't prevail, to get any of them pastured in this Town, and as I am unable to pasture so great a Number of Sheep, Therefore by and with the advice of the principal Men of the Neighbourhood, have undertaken to send about Four hundred of them to and for the use of our Camp near Boston, and as the people who have undertaken to drive them, have not Money to bear their Expences & the expences of forwarding the Sheep to the Camp [ne]ither do they nor I know, who must be applied to, to [re]ceive the Sheep, must therefore request, & rely on you, to supply the people who drive the Sheep with Money, for defraying the Expences to and from the Camp, & also give them particular directions, who to deliver them to at the Camp, and should be very much obliged to you for directions relative to the Sheep, I yet have from New Shoreham, as I can't possibly pasture them long, nor get them pastured elsewhere must be obliged to forward them soon to the Camp, under your directions, begg you'd be so kind, as soon as may be to forward further Instructions to me about the Sheep, yet remaining in my possession I am [&c.]