[draft] Quarters Artillery N Jersey 11th April 1779 My dear Brother This moment I received your favor of the 25th ultimo. The money Continues to depreciate amazingly. This may in some measure check you in selling off so fast as you might otherwise wish - Colo Sears writes me word he shall send 2000 Sterling in Bills of Exchange for the Benefit of the owners of the General Arnold. - if in addition to your proportion you could send one or two hundred pounds Sterling it would be worth the risque. With respect to the cipher which reachd your Ears that I had disgusted a certain Gentleman, nothing is more false - We are both pursuing the same cause. he is a man of the most rigid virtue & I flatter myself I am not corrupt. he loves virtuous men and I have the most unequivocal [2] evidences every day that he esteems me - most certainly I love & esteem him for his disinterested virtues. Your sister Lucy and her daughters are well[.] Lucy grows more & more lovely every day & Julia is a charming little Girl - Yesterday when The post came in the postmaster was out of the way. Therefore I have only five minutes to write. Adieu my dear friend. Apropos - They tell me that Mr Bosergen Torter sells best [illegible] at 15 Dollars [illegible] by the Chest which contains 13 pounds each if so buy a chest and draw on me for the money and and [sic] send it by the first opportunity - I also wish you to buy 100 [illegible] Loaf Sugar if not more than 3 Dollars a pound and send it on & I shall pay to the same - Adieu HKnox [address leaf] Mr William Knox at Boston. [docket] From Brigadier Genl Knox New Jersey Ap. 11. 79 To his Bro. Wm.