Gentlemen ー As I never considered the American affairs otherwise, but the indeavors of tyranny against the Libertys of Mankind; & looking upon the North America as the sacred Asyle contrived in this age by the Divine Providence against the Despotic power who filled the three parts of this world with Misery & Poverty, I think i am honoured by being imployed in serving so Noble a Cause, it is in these Principals, Gentlemen I take the Liberty to write you by the opertunity of Capt. Robert Parker to offer my service to your Committee. You may be Certain that Nobody will serve your interest with so much zeal as I.

I gave Capt Robert Parker a very short expidition. I intend every Day to send away Captn Peverly, these two vestles will carry away ten thousand of Gun Powder. I am loading Now two vestles which I hope will depart very soon. We are expecting every Day a vestle departed from old France with about twenty thousand of Gun Powder; & I am in hopes that what we will Receive from france this Month will amount to 60,000. I'll advise you Every month the Quantity expected. Warlike Provisions are not common as they ought to be, on the account they have Rumoured in Europe that the Affairs of America would be stilled this Winter. Some Vestles brings no Amunition, but by letters Departed the 20th of January last, Advising the war continuing this year in America, there will be Plenty in the Months of May & June.

Ammunitions are not the only Articles wanted by the Americans. Woolen & Linen Cloaths, Drugs, Russia Ducks, twine, a great Quantity of goods at the most Necessary in Private use of life are wanting greatly, & you may be provided of these Articles here. The Designe of this Letter is to desire that you may send the Patterns of every thing wanting to you here, & I'll send them to old France, & our Markets will be well Provided with them in four or five months time. I sent a Memorial to the French ministry concerning the trade we can settle with New England; but as your  Articles we usually consume here, viz. fish, Lamp oil, Spermacity, Candles, Pork, beef, Staves, boards, and Hoops, cannot amount to a great sum of money, I asked in my Memorial to ship from hence to old France, Potashes, beaver, lamp oil in casks of 60 gals, well hooped to goe to old France: these Articles added to these that Martinico consume Will produce a sufficient sum of money to Maintain your exchange here.

In the Southern Colonies I have asked that Virginy Tobaco of which we consume thirty or forty million pounds every year, be introduced to France by the way of Martinico. This article is very valuable & will pay here a great Quantity of goods wanting in America. Carolina Indigo will find likewise a great advantage m french trade. You may be certain Gentlemen that Continental Vestles will always find good Protection in our ports. you will se by the Report I send you of the frigate Argus ² wiling to visit a Continental vessel loading, by me, with gunpowder. Any Continental Vestle coming here will be safe. If you have any Particular a [or] secret Demands to our Government send them to me. I do promise to return you a Positive Answer.

I think proper to advise you that the Sloop Molly, Capt. Conway master Loading with Flower, coming from Mery-land on the account he was Pursued by an English Man-of-war, not only obtained [permission] to anchor here, but to sell his Cargoe. Give your Vestles a letter for me, & I'll procure you all that they will want, or to be introduced, or to sell, or to Purchase their goods.

You may assure your Country men they Have good friends in this Country. We think that the sacred fire of Liberty stands no where else now but in the North America, & that the Brave people to whom the Divine Providence hath trusted it, will continue it alive for the Future Generation. I am, Gentlemen [&c.]

To the Honourable Committee of Safety Providence of New Hampshire