Dr Sir

We wrote you the 27th last Month to which refer. Since have Recd your favrs of the 24th & 27th Augt and note the Contents & Shall do as you Direct about Jones Bill as yet we have, not got you a Small Vessell Neither is there any probabillity of getting a Master for them nor yet for the Brig. however we Expect a Sloop every day here & its probable we Shall buy her for you tho we Know not where we Can get a master for her, Ridly is so farr Engge'd that we think he Cannot get off. tho the Brig had like to tempt him if you think of Loading the Brig you may Determin now as none of those people applyed to purchase her but you must Send a Master for her. however that will be no loss as we Can yet have her loaded & Rigged without a Capt Sailors we also have. Russells Boat is Charterd to go out again & you may become an adventurer in her She goes from your place let us Know how much gold you will put in her, & what goods you will Ship at Statia beside. Will you advance us fifty pounds in Statia if you do we will allow you for it as much as your use Should please let us Know and how much you will Expect for it here. A privateer Just lanched here will Carry fourteen Guns we think we Could get you half a Share if you like it let us Know. if you will be of any Service to S. Woolsey you will oblige us much we wish he Could get Released and to his family tell him G. W. will write him Soon, Please to' buy from Russell for us Some of the Nutmeggs Say 12 lb we hope that when the Prize Ship is Sold you will be able to buy us Some Sugar as low as three pounds Indeed G. W. Se[e] Some Sold in Barrells when he was up at £3.10.0 so we think the prize must make it, lower we have reserved but four Hhds of Country Rum for you the[y] not being all Sold as we Intended to make up this Difecincey of the W. I. Rum only Nine Hhds left of that and when we Ship Some for you we think the rest will sell we have not yet Heard from Dixon nor Seen his boat nor have we been able to get a boat for you yet however the first boat we Can get, which we think will be soon we Shall load with Rum Sugar & Coffee for you to run. we now Inclose you C. Hughs bond & we wish neaver to have any More business to do with him as he Does not Under stand when he is well treated We are Sir [&c.]

Woolsey & Salmon