The American Commissioners to Vergennes
LS: Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; copies: Library of
Congress, National Archives
<Passy, January 24, 1779: We received your letter of the 20th
enclosing M. de Sartine’s answer relative to the convoy we
requested. We do not understand his reference to the four vessels
supposedly mentioned by us and fear he has been misinformed.
On December 29 we asked for a convoy. You asked
on January 9 where the ships were collected, and on the 15th
we told you they were at Nantes. We subsequently have been
informed there are about fifteen vessels; the gentlemen at
Nantes have been at considerable expense awaiting a convoy,
which we beseech you to grant immediately.>
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