Sir New York Sept 22^d 1786 I am informed that John Phelon, the Person I was in pursuit of has returned and taken up in Boston as by his return may he Concerted measures to brave any [undecipherable: Enquiry or] trial which may be made respecting him, I have taken [strikethrough: therfore] the Liberty to Inclose you the depositions tho the Suspicions of him arose, and they do not amount to such Evidence as will Convict him, yet I am of Opinion that his Knowledge of the Checks of the Office and his Capacity to do Mischief is such as will induce your Government to take Exceeding good Care of him to prevent the ill Consequences in which he is guilty — and his hiding the papers or his matters evidences the fear of a Search. A Letter was sent to him from some unknown Person at New York within three days after the discovery was made there, wherein a Letter was Inclosed in a blank cover to Lieut. Homes of Boston — and was received by Phelon on Saturday following. The time it was written in which Phelon packed up whole baggage of every kind and prepared the same day to set off on his Journey as he said to Rhode Island. he was however persuaded to stay.