Jonathan Williams, Jr., to the American
Commissioners
ALS: American Philosophical Society
<Nantes, September 22, 1778: When I laid my accounts before
you, I left the general one open pending its completion; I
now send it, closed and settled, up to May 30, 1778. You will
also find accounts of the arms magazine, invoice of arms repaired,
and the general account from June 1 to September 10,
with a balance in your favor of 7,386 l.t. 18 s. 9 d. I have
subsequently received a bill for bayonet sheaths which, along
with the articles at the bottom of the general account, leaves a
balance of about 11,000 l.t. in my favor. I will draw on you for
that amount and notify you. Duplicates of all my accounts
have been sent to Congress. The Dispatch, Captain Barnes,
which sailed from here on August 29 has been captured and
carried into Guernsey.>
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