Dear Sir

Since I wrote you last, we have Nothing new, only that the Fleet, that was in our Neighbourhood, has Saild for Boston, with About Two Thousand Sheep Seventy horn'd Cattle & About Thirty hogs, wich they took of[f] Fisher Island & Gardners Island, I beleive the Gentlemen in the Army, Expected their would have been sum oppositi[on] made by our Militia, but when the Fleet come it was so Stationed Round fishrs Island, that it was Impossible for us to have Landed, In short we were Afraid, att Gardners Island, I think General [David] Worster might very Easily prevented thats being taken of[f] for Two of the Men of Warr left the fleet, and did not go to Gardners Island, he is now att Montaug with Four Companys, we shall have a County Meeting this day to Determine what shall be done with the Remainder of the Stock ー by letters from N York I find that flower is very Scarse their, it is att 19s/ P Ct & I beleive you will find it Difficult to git it as fast as you want it ー if I Send you any I Suppose you'l Allow me the greatest Price, or as much as you Can Charge ー I believe I Can git a Quantity to Providence, with as much Expedition as any Person, by watching the Men of Warr, and Improving the time when they are out ー I am Sir [&c.]