Doctor Putnam whose Letter is inclosed, by the Uniformity of his Attachment to our public Cause, merits your Patronage; and I inclose also for your Information some former Proceedings of Congress in which this same Gentleman is interested; requesting Sir that you would obtain a Knowledge of the Proceedings consequent upon Efforts which Mr. Gerard has undoubtedly made to obtain Compensation for the Sloop which Count D'Arbaud restored to the Governor of Antigua after it had been taken by Doctor Putnam & others. Your most humb Servt.