I have just reced. your kind Favour of 15 Inst. and thank you for your Care of my Letter to Lord S. I am also much obliged by the Doctors note. The Packets you sent for Barney by return of Pierse were immediately put into the Hands of Mr. Barclay and I thought the acknowledgment of them to be an affair of course in his official Character, independant of this I thought my house had acknowledged them: You may depend on this having been properly delivered.

I have directed my house to write from L’Orient the success of their enquiry about Mr. Hodgsons request. The affair of the Cannon foundery is totaly foreign to me & my affairs. We are in a State of Suspense relative to Peace or a War. I shall be obliged by as early a hint of what may be known as possible. If there are any Commissions pray send me two, one for the Hitty Brig 8 Guns 25 men belonging to me & to Sam White Esqr. The other the Brig Olive Capt. Fletcher same description & I will send you the Bonds in return. I am my dear Friend most affy. Yours.