Middletown Apl 1 ー 1776
Sir, I Recd the Inclosed Directed to you and supposeing it to Contain the peice of freight I made bould to Open it I Recd 49 bo[l]ts of Duck 29 Coils of Riging of Different sizes 2½ Cabls with 5 hhds Oacan 7 Barrs of Jarman Steel and 448 Barrs Iron for which I have pd £4 .. 16 Which you Must Charge to Capn [Josiah] Buck with 18 lb Riging a 9d I have Likewise Lett Mr Wallace in Mitchells Schooner have 25 lb of Spunyarn, if you Can Gett with you a Quantity of Old Canvas for parseling for the Ship I wold have you Doe So as we Shall Want a Quantity there is here a Sloops Main Sail Which I can have for 10£ if you Geet None With you Which is all Necessary from yr [&c.] John Cotton Junr 2
1. Barnabas Deane Letters, ConnHS.
2. While Barnabas Deane was contractor for the frigate building in Connecticut, the actual builder was John Cotton, Jr. This vessel subsequently was named the Trumbull.
