Mrs Thomas

I Sent a Boat Thursday Evening with Sum Butter Beaf Tongues & Two Barrils of Ruset apples which I hope is Got to you by this  you will Examin the Butter to the Botom & if it not to your Likeing it is best to Send it Back & I shall Return it  the Beaf will want Pickel  you will Doe with [it] as you Think best  there is 2 Bushels of Pairs for Bakeing & fit for no other use if there is any other Thing wanting you will Let me Know for I Cant be Easey if I Know my wife & Children are in want of any Thing that is in my Power to Supply them with  as to your apprehentions of being interputed by the Enemy I am in hopes their is no Danger & it is not best to make yourselfe uneasy with Every Report as their is so many Prevailing  I Cant Suppose that any Large Ship Can ventuer into Plimouth as it is so bad a harbour for Large ships  I Should be Glad to hear from you Every opertun[i]ty  Least you Should want Spending mony I have Sent a forty Shiling Bill  I hope you will allway Let yore Husbd Know when & what you Stand in Need of which will Give him the Greatest Pleasure to Supply as far as he is able I am &c