Acknowledges letter by Col. [Israel] Shreve, and returns thanks for the nomination as delegate to Congress; he is obliged to decline it, as he is fixed here with his family for the winter; he has buildings, fences, and forage, most of which he should lose if he were absent; he contends every day not only with soldiers but with officers to prevent them from destroying everything they can lay hands on; he has parted with his country place; transports are in the North river, designed as it is said for a secret expedition; he hopes the enemy mean to quit the city entirely. A. L. Endorsed, "Coppy Sent Abm. Clark Esqr. Novbr. 1778.".

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