Dear Sir

Baltimore 10 April 1776.

I have just now reced your favor of the 6th & am much pleased that our Committee are able to Justify their Conduct to your Satisfaction. I believe they all mean to do right, but its quite necessary to keep them within Bounds, because their Zeal will sometimes outstrip their Prudence. I intend down the last of the Week or Beginning of next with the Accot of the Defence and will then bring the Schooners Accot so far as I am Concernd ー Mr Hollingsworth has not got any Cloverseed, the Flaxseed, Oil & Lead you shall have by the very first Conveyance. I am afraid Hackler cant be got, but I will try ー I must beg you to send by Mr Chase £800. Mr Alexander has never come down, & I must Pay off all the Ships Accots before I come down. ー I hear the Convention is adjourned if so I wish to know-We have got 3 of the 18 Pounders come down, 6 more were to set off yesterday Mr Hughes has drawn on me for the Carriage & hopes you will place some Money in my hands for that purpose. I have paid £ 30 for these 3, & wrote to him to send an Order on: the Council, As I imagined they woud indulge him when they saw him exerting himself Mr Trumbull tells me you have appointed Capt Nicolson Agent & Paymaster of the Defence, please to let me know, & whether we are to be any further Concernd in furnishing any thing on the Ships Accot as we may close it finally; ー I wish the accot in the Papers of the Surrender of Quebec coud be true, but it will come presently. I have been hard at it disputing the Point of Independency, ー two to one against me ー I wish you Health & Happiness & am [&c.]

Willm Lux

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