Mr. Stephen Merchant of Boston, is come from Dunkirk to Sollicite your Excellency for an American Commission to Enable him to Command the Cutter of 16 guns which I mention’d to you— I request you may gratify him therein. This Vessel will have a very good Crew, American & Irish; As She Sails extremely well, She must do considerable Execution—

Thomas Wilkinson, formerly Pilot for the Irish Channel, on board the Drake, is not yet order’d to Nantes for being Sent on the Cartel Ship, as you was kind enough to promise— He was lately order’d to remove from St. Pol de Leon, to a town call’d Fougere, where he now is. You’ll much oblige me in ordering his Speedy Exchange—

I am, Sir, Your Excellency’s most obedient, and most humble Servant