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Sheerness 2nd June 1772
Sir
I receivd your letter by one of your People acquainting me that you had order'd every thing belonging to you to be removed out of the Ship and desiring my assistance therein. I hope Sir you will find this done to your satisfaction, and with that care the present hurry and confused state of the Ship required some few articles which were for the mess I have kept, for which together with the money I have remaining in my hands I shall account with you for when I come to Town.
Taught by experience not to trust to the knowledge of Servants the whole of every necessary article that wanting in such a voyage, I had indipendent of what I purchased for the mess, layd in a stock of mess articles which will be now quite sufficient for me, and is the reason why I have not kept more of yours.
The Cook & two French Horn men are at liberty to go when ever they please.