Hond Sir

having an opportunity to Let you know we are well as usual embrace same ー as to news Prince Gorham is arrived from St Eustatia in Solomon Davis's Vessel with dry Goods, Geneva, & india [tea] Our Committee take no Notice of it altho she saild in Jany, if no notice is taken by the Court Quere whether one man has not as good [aJ right as another to break through the resolves of Congress, that I leave for others to determine ー hope the Court will consider of it and put a stop to the disorderly Spirit prevailing or there will be no end to the growing strength of the Tories in this County ー The passengers in Gorham say that their is a number of Transports coming from the West indies blown off last fall bound to Boston hope Manly & his fleet may come across them this please to communicate ー have seen Esqr Greenough who tells me that Hutchinson told him that the Commissioners coming here to treat was with a design to divide us not with any view to settle matters, as the Ministry had no other tho[ugh]t but to Divide & conquer, he supposed Greenough a suitable person to trust with this secret ー hope if they Come they will have no Countenance from the Congress. A vessel from Holland to Statia says 8000 Scotch, 8000 Irish, 9000 english Troops are destind to do the mighty Deeds in america next Campaign ー that English goods are plenty in St Eustatia ー May we be kept from the machinations of Lord North &c is the prayers of &c Copy