According to Your desire I have the honour of sending You an abstract of the last ordonnace concerning the Trade of the Islands of St. Thomas and St. Johns.

As to the Island of St. Croix I must observe to You Sir that all american Vessels are also received there, and although the Suggars of said Island are to be exported only to His Majesty’s Dominions in Europe, yet there is an Exception in favor of american Vessels, thus, that half the value of the Cargo imported, when consisting of provisions, lumber, or such things that are to the use of the Plantations or their cultivation, may be exported to America in Suggars. Any quantity of Rum may be exported to America from St. Croix as also all Kind of Europeen or east indie goods. I have the honour to be Sir Your most obedient and most humble Servant

The Royal westindie Company, which also has an Administration at St. Thomas.

The Baltic and Guinee Company

The Carsal Company, of which I am one of the Directors, and which also has an Administration at Altona

Messrs. Jost von Hemmert & Sons

Niels Ryberg

—— Cramer

Conrad Pabritius & Wawer

John Brown.

The Royal Canal Company

Daniel Lawaety

Conrad Mathiesen.

Messrs. Detleson and Limpricht John DeWint & Co.

The Royal Westindie Company

Mathias Kragh.

The Widow Karen Anker & Sons (has the most considerable Iron Works.)

The use of stamp’d paper abolish’d in the Islands of St. Thomas and St. Johns, except the passeports given to vessels in those Islands, in order that such passeports in every respect may resemble passeports that are given in other places of the Kings Dominions.

All Danish Vessels of any Denomination or size whatsoever and whether they are built in the Kings Dominions or whether they are foreign built may be employ’d in the Trade, not only to and from any place in the Westindies, but also to go from any place in Europe to St. Thomas or St. Johns and vice versa.

The Trade between St. Thomas or St. Johns and every place in the Westindies and America entirely free and open to Vessels of all Nations.

But the Trade between St. Thomas or St. Johns and any place in Europe only permitted to Danish Vessels the principal owners of which must be settled in his Majestys Dominions in Europe.