I receivd in due Course Mons de la Motte’s Letter of the 2 April advising your having forwarded to my care a Case containing your Buste. The Case arrivd in due time and the ship City of Dublin being near sailing I emediately put it board recemended to the particular care of the Captain and to avoid any accident I obtaind an order from the direction to let it go on board under the Paris plombs without inspection at the Burreau. Inclosed I transmit the Bill of Loading.

I hope you enjoy as good a state of health as Nature will admit with most respectful Attatchment I am Sir your very humble and much Obligd Servant