after I had dispatched my letters and busines to you by my father Peter, it soe came to passe that a kinde neighbour and an vnderstandeing man came into the howse where I was and after some discourse about imploying of servants this winter tyme, and of my particuler case about my sendeing any servants to Ipswich, I resolved to take the oportunity of my fathers Barke now at Boston to send certaine necessarie things by it as far as Salem that soe by some meanes or other they may be gotten to Argilla.2 I have alsoe sent Daniell3 and two men to sett forward (what they can) my businesse there. They are rawe planters as yet they want experience but we doubt not but you will be pleased to councell, and order them in their businesses, while the hard weather last, I suppose that their worke wilbe to deale in woodworke, as stubbing of trees cleareing of grounds etc. and as soone as any open weather come not to omit breakeing vp of grounds for Indian corne this yeare. Its indiferent to me whether they cleare in the mowed plow ground or in the other, onely this I take it to be best to begin wheare most grownde may easliest and spediest be cleared. I would faine get as much corne growing this yeare as I can, and then seed being gotten into ground we shall attend breaking vp and tilling of ground for next yeare. They will want direccions alsoe I feare for their lodgeings to be warme for provideing besides Indian corne some other cheape provition as garden things fish etc. Albeit I shalbe glad to find some good entrance made in my businesse against my comeing yet if with a litle matter done it please god that I meet them in health I hope I shall rest well content. The lord god prosper all our enterprises, amen. vale. Yours ever in all brotherly affeccion