I was sorry to be so long executing your order for the maps, but they being of various Editions & by sundry authors, and not to be had but by hunting thro many shops, I could not compleat the order till about the 20th last month; when they were boxd up and forwarded to Messrs. Fizeau & Grand of Amsterdam as you requested. They were shippd on board the Lady Elizabeth Capn. Klaas Doorn the box markd BTF and the Captains Rect was inclosd to Messrs. Fizeau & Grand. I also sent in the same box two books from the author the Revd. David Williams to Dr Franklin, a present, which I have long wishd to convey with safety. I have not been able yet to get the peice of musick & the Gentleman accomptant which you wrote for, but hope to do it, & forward them by a countryman whom I expect will soon go to Paris for a few days. I have inclosd in the box of maps a Letter to you with the Bill of Parcels, a Copy of which I have also inclosd this day to Dr. Franklin they amot. to £ 26:18.6 and are perfectly to your order, save that of Cornwall which is out of print, and Lancashire & Somersetshire which are yet unfinished. I shall be very glad to oblige you or my friends in any thing in my power, & I beg you will make no appology for troubling me. When you write make up your letters in the small common way (suppose like this) and you need not sign them; direct as you did the last & they will probably come safe for I have yet missd none under that direction. For my trouble in forwarding your Commn I will claim of you a line of information when Mr. J—y & Car—l and Mr. Adams arrives & any current Amn. News you may have.

Pray offer my best wishes to Mr C—r—m—l and give Him my direction with an offer to render him any services here & attend to whatever he may have occasion to write to me about. We have no arrivals lately from Ama. nor a word of public news worth communicating but what you will read in the papers.

Our friend L—d is well & still here, as is your God Father whom I find to be a very honest worthy man & one of the right sort. I wish you all success & Happiness & am very truly Sir Your affect Frd. & Obt Servt.