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Sir,  I am to acquaint you that I shall this Evening dispatch a Transport to New York, to take on board there such Men as may be inclined to come to this place, to serve His Majesty, I have Advice of a Ship lately arrived there from Scotland with a Number of Men, who would have been glad, to have an Opportunity to have been out of the way of being Obliged to take Arms on the Rebel side, two other Ships from Scotland are still expected, and as many good Men may be got out of them, I should be obliged to you to write to Captain [George] Vandeput to do his utmost in assisting the Officers sent, to procure as many of them as possible, and to send them round in the Transport ordered for that purpose, and to prevent their Landing to Join the Rebels

I am with Regard and Esteem Sir, &ca