Transcription of lines 1-9
1. Plummoth 15 sept[ember] 1682
2. Loving father
3. S[i]r Being arrived hire (God be praised) the last teusday thought
4. it my deuty to acquant you we are not sure when we depairt
5. from thus bot still expecting the Convoy of a Merchant shipp
6. of force laying hire to goe along w[i]t[h] us which I thinck shall
7. not be clear this fourtnight Dear father I am for present
8. (God be thancked) in good helth who also wisches from my hert
9. to hire the like from you all bot cannot expect any letters

Transcription of lines 10 - 17
10. being certain of our departure bot I
11. pray you dear father neglect not to write to you Kaills which
12. shall give my pour hert great Contentment to knou th[a]t you
13. are all in good helth I intend to write to you (God willing)
14. w[i]t[h] the nixt post more lairg if we be not gone I have also
15. written to my Brother John who thincks I may have ane
16. ansuer befor we depairt from this I have not any
17. way dispost upon the rest of my mony as yet bot shall give you a lairg

Transcription of lines 18 - 22
18. account of all metters hire the nixt post which is all at
19. present wisching you all as my oun Life & having my Love
20. & service hire inclosed & presented to you my Loving
21. father to my dear & tender Mother to my Kind Brother
22. James to my Brother in Lau & my sister who longs to hire

Transcription of lines 23 - 30
23. from her to my Breathren Alexand[e]r & Thomas & Archib[ald]
24. to my sisters Elis[abeth] & Margret to my Aunt & also to my
25. kind Aunt Mrs Cunningham to all the rest of friends &
26. acquantance I rest
27. S[i]r
28. your Loving & obedient
29. son to death
30. W[illia]m Dunlop