Dear Sir

You have, one Robert Aitkinson In your Hospital, who is an exceeding good Pilot for this Lake. If his health will posibly admit of his comeing here I beg you will let him have such necessaries as he may want, & dispatch him as soon as posible, He belongs to Major [John] Bigelow of the train. ー I am Dr Sir [&c.]

PS I hope no time will be lost in sending a Surgeon, the fleet will be detained untill one arrives ー B A