Navy Board Eastern department Boston June 4. 1778
Sir
Inclosed is Copy of a Letter received last Evening from Mr Potter by which it seems he has Agreed to the Terms proposed1 You will please to receive the Pigg and wrought Iron & give direction's for taking the weight of each & order them to Mr. Huntington2 at Norwich it will be Necessary to Inspect very Critically the wrought Iron there will of Course be some of it of very little value & if it should have been Culled the whole may be reduced to at least a very bad bargain and in that case we Conceive we should not be bound to take it but it is at your discretion we are very glad you have found a Number of Pistols & Cutlasses they are much wanted You will please to Send one half of them to Norwich & the other to us we at present know of no vacancy for a Captain of Marines there are Several here without Employ The Small pox is yet in Town but we hope will be soon out of it So that you may return no late Arrivals & Consequently no News but what you have—We are Your Friends & humble. Servts.
J Warren J. Deshon
L, RNHi, William Vernon Papers. Addressed at foot: “Honble. Willm Vernon Esqr."
1. John Potter, of South Kingstown, Rhode Island. See Potter to Vernon, 26 May, in NDAR 12: 459.
2. Joshua Huntington, superintendent of construction of Continental Navy frigate later named Confederacy.