I had the Honor to address a Letter to you by Monday’s Post which was wrote in Haste previous to my Departure from Dublin, for this Part of the Country.

Therein I took the Liberty to make an Offer of my Services in this Kingdom, to give every Aid in my Power to further the Interest of the united States, and that of this Country in striking out and furthering every Mode that could be adopted for the mutual Interest of both. This I flatter myself I shall be able to do from the Knowledge I have of Trade in general, and of the Commerce of both Countries in particular, join’d to the Industry and Attention it would be a Pleasure to me to give to this Object.

As there are some Particulars for Want of Time I omitted to mention in my last; I beg Leave to observe my Father was a Clergyman of the establishd Church in Warwickshire; patronized by an ancient and very respectable Baronetts Family of true independent Whigg Principles to which we have always adher’d.

Upon a Benifice to which he was presented by this worthy Family he livd the faithful Pastor of his Flock 46 Years, very deservedly respected and esteemed by them, and his Neighbors, till the Year 1780 (?) when he dyd at the Age of 76 much regretted.

Having a large Family he gave his Children a pretty good Education as he could not bestow on them a large Fortune. I was the eldest and having been at a Grammar School some Years and advancd so as to be just entering upon the Greek Grammar, he was so kind to make me an Offer to bring me up a Scholar and send me to Oxford (where he finished his own Education,) to place me in the Church.

But very sensibly representing to me that after all the Expence the Chance of Preferrment, (the good old Baronet his Friend and my Godfather being deceasd) being precarious; he rather diswaded me from this, and discovering an industrious Turn of Mind sent me to London to Business. This I pursued with so much Care and Attention through the various Situations I was in till the Year 1761, when I married an amiable Woman by whom I had several Children and have had the Misfortune to lose, which is a Loss indeed. In the Course of about Eleven Years I had the Satisfaction to find my Fortune so improvd that upon taking an Account I saw upon a Veiw of paying and being paid it exceeded Fourteen Thousand Pounds.

I had the Happiness to experience the Favor and Friendship of George Hayley Esqr. and his Friend Mr. James Browne the Banker who was remarkably kind and friendly to me; but whose Deaths and those of some other particular Friends I have great Cause to lament.

Having some Ability and always a hearty Desire to help the distressd I was induced to aim to support some Houses who were distressd who had large Property in America and by the unhappy Interuption that took Place were disappointed in receiving Remittances &c. I went great Lengths to help, but at last it provd in vain, they were obligd to give Way and left me a considerable Cr. and when it will come about will I fear prove uncertain; perhaps by some particular Application to Persons in Power in America much might be done.

Having some Friends in this Kingdom who shewd a great Regard for me, I had an Offer to come hither and take a Concern in some valuable Mines a more particular Description of some of which may be seen in the Philosophical Transactions Vol: 47 and 48 describd by the learned Revd. Dr. Henry D D: which promises to turn out very valuable. We have a Lease perfected of a Copper One—and an Offer of one of Lead—the Ore of which is said to produce 15 percent of Lead in a Ton—and out of a Ton of the Lead there may be extracted 19.03 pure Silver.

A gent in Dublin who is concernd has erected Mills for rolling the Copper and Lead some Samples of which I have sent to Bourdeaux and more prepard to send to Philadelphia and New York &c of both Articles.

The Struggle for Freedom in America has brought about this Event in Ireland, whose Volunteer Corps are held in just Admiration. The Fisheries have turnd out this Year wonderfully plentiful; and yet the Demand has been so great that Herrings (the finest I ever saw) have since the Peace advancd from 12s—to 25s—a Mace of 600. Now there is a free Trade the Woolen Goods will find an Export Trade as they from the low Price of Labor come very cheap. Some little Patterns of low priced Staffs printed I sent for a Specimen. The Linens are the Grand Article in which the Irish out do almost all other Countries. J’ai l’Honneur d’etre vraiment avec grand Respect Monsieur votre tres humble and tres Obeisant Serviteur