Dear Sir
I this evening recd yours of yesterday am much obligd for the matters of news you favour me with, I, with you, have a most despicable opinion of the N Yorkers, and cant at the same time feel any degree of commiseration for the more than most despicable Tories & Refugees at Boston ー I cod wish that the scene of warr might be continued in these parts, where we are prepared for it, but, if it must be transfered to the southern Colonys, I doubt not, we shall vanquish our enemies, even there. ー I shall deliver Major Soper the wine, & fish which you purchased last fall & will assist him in geting them transported to Cohassett. ー I cant at present give you an answer relative to the Molass[es], as our Committee must be consulted, & as your young man goes out early tomorrow, I shall not be able to lay this matter before them & get an answer from them in season, howeve[r,] I doubt not, I can purchase it for you on good terms, but then you must risque it to [Coh]asset
The 20 Tonns of petetoes wont be sold till after they are condemnd in the Admiralty, they will be sold at Vendue, and I will purchase them for you on the best terms I can, & I dont doubt on good terms, they must not be removed at present from the ships hold, by reason of the frost. ー The 4: or 500 Quintals Fish offered you by Mr Lothr[op] are the same I proposed to you in my last, I can not at present answer you fully respecting them but if they are not engagd I will purchase them and will acquaint you with my proceedings very soon.ー
Colo [James] Warren desires me to present his Compts to you & to tell you that he is very sick, & confined to his Chamber, he also desires you to acquaint His Excy General Washington with his indisposition. ー the Colo is really sick, I am not a little anxious for him, th'o I cant help hopeing that it is nothing more than a great cold such men can very illy be spared at such a day as this. ー We had last fryday a very fair prospect from my parlour, of a Sea Battle between the Harrison, the Yankee & Dawson the latter after 3 hours engageme[nt] was obligd to sheer off upon the [illegible], and was seen stopping the shott holes when he bore away, Capt [Corban] Barnes of the Yankee deserves the thanks of the public, who rescued the Harrison from destruction, which must have been the case, had not Barnes gone to his assistance
ー I am Sir [&c.]