[Honorable Benjamin Lincoln Esq^r favoured by M^r Whithead Boston] Philadelphia 14^th July 1784 Dear General The bearer of this letter is M^r Elisha the person hired to serve you on the capacity of Steward — he agrees to contract on wines: there on being them to embark, he has received the quarter Salary of which I before advised you — Might by the same Whithead convey, you that I will be ready to make and the Vessel calculated for this trade ready to proceed on his voyage to furnish stock to keep him profitably employed — That is as present very high from 50 to 60 per Barell, but as the berigs are coming in and are very fine the most especially fine [undecipherable] from coffee Sands, common Rye from New ham tho up in from New long land from 46 to 47 per Gallon Talle &c &c — have [undecipherable] — when requested I will regularly furnish you with the current prices as they are prices: taken in every fourteen days — Wishing firm take generally Affectionately Yours Sam Aragam