My Friend

Inclosed you have a Letter from your Lady which wish safe to hand, nothing material since [y]our Departure, excepting many valuable Prizes carried into Falmouth, Salem & Newbury, ー The Ship Royal Exchange has been Tryed & Condemned, nothing allowed either to Capt or Passengers, except Wages as p Portledge Bill, ー Capt Plaince had two or three Hhds of Rum which were not Included in Cargo and as he is passenger and not Intitled to Wages and of Course nothing to support him, I have given them up for his use, no doubt you'll remember what Cap. [Joseph] Olney the prize Master mentioned relative to the mutiny on board & that Cap. Bowden & also Cap. Plaince, behaved like Gentlemen of Honor by Giveing up their Arms &c for the Defence of the Ship Their Conduct since here notwith- standing their hard Fortune has been verry Genteel, well becoming the True Sons of Ireland

I have an order from the Honle Committee for Guns this Instant Received, shall send off this Day to procure them if it is to be done without Injureing those Ships at Providence my respects to Collo [Josiah] Bartlett if he is with you & all Friends ー Honle Your [&c.]