Sir

I recd your fav. of 31st Ulto. p post  The determination for Sale of Crean Brushs Prize,² is not yet known from the Continental Congress, to whom the Claimants have Petition'd, for their resolve on the Captor, when that is mature, I shall Publish in the difft papers, but do not think, (if sold at Auction) it will Commence these two months to come.

The Steel begins to go off in small parcells, for tryal, shou'd it prove acceptable, I dare say it will soon go off. ー the Sales to this date is 64¼ lb at ls/6d ー being very truely Sir [&c.]