Dear Sir
I take the first opertunity to inform you and the Rest of the Honourable bord of War that I Sinse arived in the Harbour of Casko Bay Har at Six pm after a passage of 40 Days1 Sir I Shall take as a Fa[v]our of you to Right as Quick as posbbie. You Can by the Bairer of this Letter Meening my Mate2 to Leet me know in What manner I am to proceed as it Has pleased God to preserve So far I Should be to Tarrey here till I have Orders in What Manner to proceed.3 pray Sir Excues my Scrowle for it Right in a Hurrey Sir I Am [&c.]
John Harris
L, M-Ar, Mass. Archives Collection, vol. 205, (2d ser., Revolution Letters, 1775–1783), fol. 383. The addressee is determined from the table of contents.
1. Massachusetts State trading snow Penet.
2. Mr. Horton.
3. See Browne to Harris, and Browne to Col. Jonathan Glover, both 5 July, below.
