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Sir,  I have received your Letter, and do give permission that your Schooner may receive on Board for her defence, the Swivel Guns, and Hoitz you mention, from Mr Hubbard, Colonel Ewing, and Mr Webb, but at the same Time, I must observe to you that Mr Dymond is thought to be a suspected Person, that he is said to have carried both Persons, and Letters from this Town to Salem, without any Authority for so doing; therefore I am to desire you to enquire into this matter, and if you find it true to put some proper Person in his Place. I have no objection to your Vessel being Armed, and will grant her a Letter of Marque to make Prizes, which I hope she will take pains to do; but should she suffer any Vessels to pass her, that she may have in her Power to secure, I shall be obliged to withdraw her Letter of Marque, and in future take care she has no such Authority again,

I am with Regard and Esteem Sir, &ca.ー