Letter of an agent about provisions held by the tribune Aphthonios at Pelusium TM 24890OxyrhynchosVI (?)

[recto] (Cross) Immediately upon my arrival at Pelusium I handed the letter of your magnificence to the tribune Aphthonios, and having read it he spoke, saying: "I have received all the cellar provisions in full." But as I think, the bucellatum (army biscuit) and the salted provisions and certain other things have disappeared; and God alone knows that long ago I sought to load them onto a boat, and so that they should not be tampered with by the sailors, for this reason I did not send them. "If then it seems good to his magnificence, let him send a special man of his own, and I will hand these over at once." And the lord Aphthonios said: "I will also provide the freight charges of the boat." If then it seems good to your greatness, send one of the servants and these things will be dispatched. The same man makes obeisance to your magnificence. Concerning the friend, when I had handed him the letter, he read it and said: "I owe nothing." And the lord Theognostos also spoke to him, and he said: "I owe nothing." Since we were at the ferry (?), he said: "I will render the account to your excellency at Thmouis." No one has yet come from the all-blessed Constantinople; but if anyone comes, I will inquire into the affairs of the lord the count and write to your greatness. I hope in the Lord God that he is coming with joy. Report these same things to the lord the count. [verso] Deliver to my master, through […]