He believed Washington received all the news that arrived in the office so there was no need to send him transcripts of what he had himself received. He mentions that William Forster had received a letter from Captain Cook written after the first day's sail up the river Nun. He quotes the letter sent to him by Captain Trotter on 20 Aug from five miles above Louis Creek, River Niger, which described how they were dealing with the difficult patches, the order in which the vessels were proceeding, and the two cases of fever in the 'Wilberforce' and the 'Albert'. He hopes they will continue to receive such good reports and admits to being very anxious. He reports his own improvement in health and invites Washington to visit him at Northrepps, where he intended to remain except for a single week in Nov. (Copy.)