Dear sir

Mr William Bant Informed me that you directed him to pay into my hands such monies as he had from time to time occasion to remit to Philadelphia upon your Account, and to take Bills for the same upon yourself, he has accordingly paid me One Thousand Dollars for which have given him a Bill, which I hope will be Agreable: I forgot to mention in my last that Capt Manly sett out for Philadelphia on the 31st Ultimo, he is quite tired of waiting for the Guns & goes either to get discharged from the service or to bring the Guns with him, he goes also with a view, I suppose, of prosecuting an Appeal to Congress with respect to the determination of the Maritime Court of New hampshire relative to a Vessell & Cargo he took some time since & carried in there² ー I wish he may succeed with respect to procuring the Guns ー The Vessells might have cleared themselves by this time if they had been furnished with Guns but the want of them retards every thing, It will be impossible to fix off & Man the Ships till they are ohtained ー I remain with great respect [&c.]

P S. Mr Langdon tell me he is Appoint Agent for the Continental Ships, it was thought but reasonable as he had the Trouble of buiding one of them. ー I do not find I am as yet noticed in this way, I think I ought to be for the same reason