My Dear & very Dear Mrs Thomas

I have Just opertunety to write you a Line by young Bartlett a Soldur & Send you the Paper of yasterday: it Contains no matter of News Tho I have to Inform you of one Thing that is agreeabl[e] viz one Capt Manly of a Privateer out of Marblehead has brought in to Capeann a Fine Large Ship from Ingland Laden with warlike Stores of all Kind Except Powder a very valeable Pri[z]e Indeed² the Particulars I Cant Inumerate  I Saw the Inviose which Contains Two Sheets of Paper  this you may Depend that I write nothing of News but what may Rely on for Truth as I Never Take it from Common fame  I am in haist but Shall write again by the First opertunety  I Subscribe your Humble Servant