[Cambridge] Feby 21st
When I began this Letter I proposed to have sent it by Express, but recollecting that all my late Letters have been as expressive of my Want of Arms as I could paint them, and that Mr. [William] Hooper was to set off in a Day or two, I thought it unneccessary to run the Continent to the Expense of an Express merely to repeat what I had so often done before, when I am certain that Congress knowing our Necessities will delay no Time, than can possibly be avoided in supplying them.
My Duty is offered to Congress, and with great Respect and Esteem [&c.]
Go Washington
P.S. Hearing of the Arrival of a small Parcel of Powder in Connecticut, I have been able to obtain 3000 Weight of it, which is in Addition to the 60 Barrels before mentioned.
1. John Hancock Papers, III, 160, LC. Continuation of letter of February 18.
