Your Excellency’s Favor of equal Date I have received: There has fifty Barrels of Salt Provisions & twenty six Cattle arrived from Connecticut since the Ninth Instant and Eighty Cattle from Massachusets. My immediate Dependence for a Supply was upon the Salt provisions put up in the latter, which appears to be about five thousand Barrels of Beef and three thousand Barrels of Pork deficient: In comparing their Deliveries with the Requisitions laid on them, who I am informed have nearly that Quantity collected, and a considerable part of the same now on the move—Also upon 60 Cattle Mr Phelps engaged Colonel Blaim weekly, the former of which I, in Consequence of their not coming on agreeable to promise, wrote to upon the Subject the fourth Instant, who was unfortunately on a Journey when the Express arrived at his house: His Assistant assured me that no Endeavours should be wanting in sending them on. I have also wrote very urgent to Connecticut upon that Subject, but have not received an Answer, however I shall immediately acquaint the whole of the Agents for the New England States, except Rhode Island; what Number of Cattle will be wanted weekly from each of them, which shall be calculated sufficient to answer our Consumption agreeable to Your Excellency’s Directions.

I can give no further Information respecting Rum, than what I wrote to Your Excellency the 14th Instant. I have the Honor to be with due Respect Your Excellency’s most obedt Servant