In your Excellency’s Letter to my Grandfather of the 9th. Inst. you mention my being three Letters in your Debt: This must either be a Mistake, or one must have miscarried; for since mine of the 13th. of April I have been favour’d only with yours of the 2nd May and 4th June. I should have acknowledged the Rect. of them much sooner, but that I was continually expecting to hear of a private Opportunity by which I might write to your Exy. and convey the Repeater and Chain, which has been long since furnish’d. No such Opportunity offering, I shall the next Court day, request the Minister to give them and the Buckles, in Charge to his Courier; and I make no Doubt you will receive them in good Order, as they are pack’d very carefully.

I have followed your Exy’s directions as nearly as possible, with regard to the Buckles, and I hope Mrs. Jay will approve them, as well as the Watch and Chain, which I believe to be as good and elegant as can be had here for the Price.

By your Draft of the 9th. May you have, as you observe left 50 Louis in my Grandfathers Hands. This does not however entirely reimburse him his Advances: The whole of my Purchases for your Exy. amounting to 1,285 Livres, as you will perceive by the inclosed Acct.

Not knowing whether your Exy. is inform’d of it, I take the Liberty of mentioning Mr. Robt. Morris’s being appointed Super-Intendant of the Finances of the U.States of America. My Grandfather has already recd. a Letter from him in his Official Character. Congress have committed to him, the Disposition and management of the money granted to the U.S. by his most Chr. Majesty, in Aid of the Operations for the present Campaign; in order that the same may be solely applied to that Use. He has empowered a Banker here, to receive the Money from the Minister, and he purposes drawing for it on said Banker. This is I think the proper Channel for Money Affairs, and it would be well if the Loan Office and other Drafts of Congress, were drawn in like manner on some Banker or Agent, and not on their Foreign Ministers, who it is not to be supposed are Adepts in these Matters. Moreover the examining, entering, and accepting of Bills takes up a Time that might be much more usefully employed in their Political Concerns.

I am very sensible of the kind Assurances your Exy. is pleased to give me in your Letter of the 4th June, and am with every Sentiment of Esteem and Respect, Dear Sir, etc.