Mr Barney —

As it may be a means of preventing Mr Forrests, & the other Gentlemens Chests, & other things being more vigorously rummaged when you get up, You will be kind enough, before the Pilot or any other reputable person to examine their Chests, Boxe's, &c. should you come Across [illegible] Money, You will take a List, or Acct of it, Accurately; As the Congress will require a return of every thing of that kind to be made to them, but Leave it in the Gentlemens posession, Untill the Sentiments of the Congress are any thing made known to me relatively to it. Let not a stitch of Wearing Apparrel, or else of the kind apertain [ing] to them be touch'd on any pretext Whatever

You will bring the Brigantine to Anchor in the stream and suffer no body to come aboard of her, but those that have Imediate Business, & suffer not the least Article belonging to her, her Cargoe, Materials, or Stores to be touched, or brought from her. I am Yrs Sincerely

Mr Joshua Barney
Lieutt
of the Sachem² 

Sloop Sachem Sunday Morning [September 8, 1776]³

Nb Apply to Mr Forrest⁴ for Capt Stalkers Bill of Lading for the Cargoe &c ー He may depend on its being return'd him, for his recovering his Insurance on which Acct. he is Under a Necessity of having one.