John Bondfield to the American Commissioners
ALS: American Philosophical Society
<Bordeaux, September 12, 1778: I have received offers from
every forge from Angoulême to Bayonne for the cannon you
commission me to purchase. None will promise to complete
delivery before February and the arsenals cannot loan any.
Thus I have decided to contract with the forges of Petigore
[Périgord]. No ships have arrived from America the last three
days despite the westerly winds.>
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