My writing to you in dutch on the 17th Instant by Bankson was to prevent his being the wiser for the Contents had he broke open the Letter as I find that his Brother is under some apprehensions that he is suspected, & officiously told me that he could produce a Pass from your Excellency if I desired to see it—I answered that I knew nothing of his Brother, nor had any reason to question his right of passing especially as he was employed by your Excellency. I have since learnt that he has plenty of Gold & Silver—If he had no Business with General Green in his last Jaunt, as he told his Brother he had, it will increase the suspicion against him.1

I have the Pleasure to inform your Excellency that the recruiting Business here goes on briskly & I doubt not we shall exceed in Men if not in Subscriptions the poor Devils on the other side of the Atlantic I am With the greatest Esteem your Excellency’s Most Obedt Servt