[(85] War Office June 22^nd 179[7] Dear Sir Cap^t Bowles who is now here, and bound to the eastward being an master of freights, stands accordingly engage to Settle all the Hendlays, to Boston if not all ready sent his Terms are 5 Dollars p^r Ton free the consequences you will be pleased to Settle by returns of Post if it had been sent on and should you many judge to be a proper bearer then for its Conveyance as I am of opinion whats Cap^t Bowles asks is very high however as you are in the Habits of frequently complying I trust you will better able to decide on the freight, I am Sir your sincere friend Jereh Fox P.S. M^r Parker Chairman of the Committee on Naval Equipments informed me this morning, he should bring forward a motion to Complete the other Frigates either to day or on the Morrow M^r Parsons Chairman C. Loughport