Gentell Men

as Captain Paterson [William Patterson] boat is So Near Redey to Sail I thought it Would be as Well for him to Com up In hir Redey to Receve your orders Which will be tomor[ro] w as the Larg Schooner Culd be got Redey In a fue Days With Six Careg guns If you Would Consent to swap two feild Pises Which you have In anaplois for two heve Pises that I tuck out of the Reselution the Large Schooner is Persed [pierced] for ten three and two Pounde[rs] but as wee are oblige to Put In fore Pounders six will be near Equal In wait of Mett[a]l (the Schooner is a fine vesell) thare is sum Vesells on the sea shore to sell If you ware to Buy one of them and load them whare they are the danger would be Considrebell less to git them out th[a]n giting them out of the Bay ー My Son will Inform you what sitiwat[io]n the vesell ar hear In I hope you will not think me foward In atemting to dictate for you as I Raley Do not Intend it but am Redey to oblige you In Evrey Employmen you Can set me about and am [&c.]