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...I have allso Desired Mr Polock to Forward all the Cordage he has bot for Me & the Navil Committe here, which Cordage Suppose is Now at Kings Bridg, by Land to the First Harber in Conecticutt on this Side the Kings Ships and that the Same May be Shipt to me from thence by water as Soone as possable... if the Cordage he has wrote me about is purchesed Viz 8 Ton for Me & Ten Ton for the Navil Committe a 5.5/ York pCt Comes to £1890. York Mony or 4725 Dolls So that their will be upwards of 5000 Dolls due to me when the Goods are Sold & Cordage pd for, & as I have had Sum hints Sence I Left York Which Makes Me a Little Doubtfull of the Safety of My money I am the More Urgent to Git it out of his hands...