Yesterday afternoon I arrived here in good health, after a very fatigueing Journey. The weather has been, this week, uncommonly hot and Coming so suddenly after the Cold weather made it very uncomfortable both to horse & man. I wrote you by Col Gale which no Doubt you have Recd. After I left him I went by Norwich & New London to New Haven; went to meeting Sunday afternoon at Brandford, and rode after meeting to New Haven; on Monday rode from New Haven to Horseneck Tuesday morning. I understood the Eastern post was to Gall there that morning & Breakfast, which I thought was a good opportunity to write to you, but while I was in another room writing & sealing a Letter he Came, left his papers and was gone. So I was Disappointed of Sending it at last. When I got to New York on Tuesday I found that General Sullivan and all the New Hampshire Regiments were Marched off for Canada, the two last Regiments had been gone about a fortnight. The account of the Roebuck & Liverpool men of war Coming up Deleware within 30 miles of this City & the Engagement of the Philadelphia Gondalos with them you will no Doubt See in the news papers.(1) The Gondalos had much the advantage of the men of war & obliged them to Sheer off; when the men of war were Coming up the people here were much frighted & many of them Sent out their goods into the Country.

   The Congress have Sent out a General Recommendation to all the Colonies to take up a new form of Government.

   You Desired me to write you how much forwarder the Spring was this way than with us; the people all the way as I Came Complain of the Backwardness of the Spring till this week. At the South part of Connecticut last Monday the apple trees were in full Blossom, peach trees & Cherry trees out of the Blossom: from New York to this City the trees all out of the Blossom & Cherries of Some Bigness, the winter Rye Eared out to its full heighth. However the people all the way were planting Indian Corn. I want to hear from you & in particular from Lieut Pearson. Hope one or more of your letters are on the road here. I shall now Constantly write to you Every week and at present Direct them to be left at Newbury Port. Tell Mrs Burbank that the Regiment her son is in was Encamped at Some Distance from New York so that I could not See him, but I Saw a Captain that Belonged to the Same Encampment and I Gave him the letter & he promised me to find him out & give him the letter. The Company where Mr. Flagg's Son is was Stationed at Stratton [Staten] Island four or five miles from New York but I took the best Care to Convey it to him. I am, yours &c, Josiah Bartlett

   RC (NhHi).