We have to thanck our friend Mr. Naghet for the favvour of your acquaintance and very happy to inform you that our house (Compos’d of fourthy of the most Substantial marchants of flandres and    ) had an intention to Sell out Some of its vettals to the nord america, if an opperation of that nature Could be Execute’d with Safety at the present period and attended with a moral Succes, but as this trade is Entirely new and Strange to this Country both Respecting to its products and manufactories, we would take it as a particular favour from your part to give us Some notions about it and particularly to acquaint us with Such houses on that part of the word in which we may find a perfect Security for our Intrests. We have the honour to be with Esteem Sir Your most humble and most obedient Servants for the house of Commerce