Sir  Yours of the 9th Febry pr Capt Sherwood we with Pleasure Recd but are sorry you did not get to this Place, as our goods would have sold better here than they are Likely to do at Edenton  the oznabrigs would bring by the Quantity at Least 2/ p yd and by [£.] or 5 pieces 2/3  the Powder we could sell at 15/ p pound readily  we have been offered 10/ p lb for ours and they to receive it at Edenton  however we wish the Publick to have it at that price or if they will Engage to give us Powder here or in Philada in Lieu thareof would Chuse it rather, however as Matters are curcumstanced we submit the whole to your Prudence & discretion making no doubt you'l do the best in your Power for our Interest  must beg leave to observe to you that Gold or silver would answer best in payment but if that cant be obtained Continental money must do or any order on the Continental Treasurer provided the Person drawing has Proper Power so to doー

Oznabrigs was sold some Time since at Wms Burgh for 3/9 pr yd  The Council of Safety there are too much like ours willing to pinch Adventurers too close, Procure us proper Certificates from the Committee of Edenton that 500 lb Power was imported by us into that place to enable us to obtain the Privilege of shipping to the Value from here (unless you go out again yourself) in that case we should be glad to have the Amount of the Powder shippd in Indian Corn & [Wt] Oak Hhd Staves & to run the same risk we did in the Last Adv[entur]e, & Proceeds to be [in]vested in the same sort of goods ordered before If you are too closely watch'd in the W.I. & think it not prudent to risk a return you can then remit the Proceed in good bills to M & R for our Accot  Your &c

P.S. Messr Lux & Bowley has by direction from the President of the Committee of Safety for Virginia offered all the Powder you imported into Edenton 6/ their Money pr Pound which is equal to a Dollar & receive it there we therefore are of opinion that the Committee of north Carolina can have no Objection to paying at Least that price Exclusive of your Commissions, without they do so we can't think they are entitled to it if the oznabrigs are not sold before you receive this, would be glad if you can get carriages at a reasonable rate that you would send ours to Williamsburgh as we are Convinced it would sell there for at Least 2/ p yd Virginia Money, and if you could not waite to sell it you might put it into the hands of some Person of Reputation at that Place to Transact for usー

Since writing the above had Sold the Powder to Mr John Sterret for 10/ p lb to whose Order you'll please deliver it. We understand that the lb wt in Statia weights 106 of our pound. if So you'll please weigh it & take a Receipt from whoever you deliver it to for our Government here.