Abraham Whipple to the American Commissioners
ALS: American Philosophical Society; variant copy: Yale University
Library
<Nantes, June 27, 1778: In my last letter I told you that I could
take aboard some of the goods which, Captain William Jones
informed me, you wish to send. In that case I should be glad
to know so that I may load the ship accordingly. Masts are so
expensive that I have repaired the lower ones, and believe they
will last the trip. The mainmast will be ready to mount in three
days, and barring accidents the ship will be fit for sea by July
20; I should be glad of my orders by the 15th. My officers and
men have been blockaded so long that they are anxious not to
be delayed.>
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