[1794. Mar 4] [Arch^d] [9 March] [undecipherable] Newport [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Benjamin Bourn Esq^r in Congress Philadelphia [Crary, Archibald] Newport March 2^d 1794 Dear Sir The General Assembly adjourn'd a Saterday to meet again the last Monday in this Month at East Greenwich, I do not know that any pertickely busin's caus'd this adjournment with out it was to make the arrangements for the next Election the [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] has been quite [undecipherable] in regard to Elect a Judge over the [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] & therefore Months [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] demand from the Commissioners [undecipherable] all the books and papers that the do not have or [undecipherable] for accounts that the have respectfully allowed The Comptroller has not wrote any thing to you Bourn or to Olney respecting the Negro Soldiers Olney appears to be unwilling to do any thing more about it [undecipherable] mr. [undecipherable] will answer those letters it would be a pitty that the poor Negroes Should Suffer upon Such [undecipherable] I wish that it was possible to provide [undecipherable] to allow them in Som outher way I believe Olney thinks that there is Something to be made by the [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] so much [undecipherable] Mr [undecipherable] Camp bell as I did there is a Report from [undecipherable] house that Great Britton is [undecipherable] about to open those [undecipherable] for the Algerines to Carry in those [undecipherable] and Condemn them I can not think it to be true, the plan of Stopping of [undecipherable] and keeping all our [undecipherable] at home is [undecipherable] of it appears to be a gloomy [undecipherable] [undecipherable] with the Westward I am Sir your most obedient Humble Ser^t A Crary [seal]