I have laid before the Congress of the United States of North America the Letter you were so good as to address to them from Salé the 6th September 1779, and they have directed me to inform you that they receive with much pleasure the intimation of the generous and princely intention of his Majesty the Emperor of Morocco which they have more particularly acknowledged in their letter to him of this date. It is forwarded to their Minister Plenipotentiary at the court of Versailles who has it in command to interest your good offices in presenting it to the Emperor.

I am also to assure you that they entertain a just sense of your services in this instance, and of the tender of your assistance to the subjects of these States who may visit the ports of the Emperor for the purposes of commerce; and that it will ever give them pleasure to acknowledge and recompense as far as may be in their power such marks of friendship.

I have the honor to be etc.