[Baltimore 12 May, 1775]
You are now Ready for sea with the Schooner Industry2 under your Command & we Request your proceeding Immediately for Dublin, & on Your Arrival there Apply to Mr Geo Darley on the North Strand & Deliver him all the letters you may have or if he is not at home to some of his Family & take yr further orders from him, if you should put into any other port in Ireland before you get to Dublin (which we hope will not be the Case) be sure you write Mr Darley Immediately, You will plase take notice that from the day you took Charge of yr Vessel you are to have Seven pounds p Month a Privilage of twelve barrells of flour & one Shilling brittish p day while you Remain in Dublin We are Sir
Wishing you a Good passage Yrs
W. S.
1. Woolsey and Salmon Letter Book, LC.
2. This is an entirely erroneous report. Lord Percy was not wounded, and Haldimand was not headings, 20 half barrels flour and 620 oak planks, cleared May 8, 1775," Port of Entry Books, 1745-1775, MdHS. This is the only entry in the book where the Christian name of the Captain is missing. The letter above supplies this deficiency.