Sir

I should Be Glad if you Could ship me as much flour as the Twenty bb of Rum Came to that I Last shiped to you By Captn Thatcher as I under stand he is a comin this way with [h]is vessel and flour is very hard to Be Got at this Time of pubelick Disstres  I should Be abloydg to you if you would Right me so that I may make insurence  Because of the Enemy I should not send it this Time But People think ther will not Be so much Danger this winter from the Enemey as ther ships must keep in the harbors  I would have it shiped where you or Captn thatcher shall think Best for I would Cart it fifty miles Rather than the Enemy should have a Chance to take it  I am in Grate want as Bisness is stoped in a Grate meashur and I am not able to Lye Ought of the mony  I should Wrote to you Before this Time had it not Bin for sickness and the Trobles of [income] so ny me as I am in three miles of the Enemys inc[ampment]  But we Dont feare them at Present as we have got good Generels and souldjers in high spirrits But I hop that this unhap[py] Diffirence wont Last Long But that the ministre and king will Be Convinced of there Rong meashure theay are persuing so that our Trade may Be as in Times past I Remane [&c.]

Postscrip I should Be Glad if you would Send me my accompt