Sir

I received your Letter of the 22d from New Haven, and am sorry there is not a Better prospect of procuring Large vessels, I hope you will have more Success at the eastern part of the Colony, should you not we must do the best we can with the sloops, the Sooner you send them off the better, if you find you Cannot get a sufficient Number of Large, I believe you must even take the two, tho extravagant the price of them. Coud you Not make a bargain, that such part of the Rigging as we shoud not have occasion for, to be returnd & allowance made for its value, but this is a trifling Consideration as I dare Say the States will find use for it as to the time it must depend upon Circumstances, dont you Loose any, & I will tell you when to Stop, I am Sir [&c.]