Gentn
As the present unhappy Contest between Gr. Britain & the No Am: Colonies has the Appearance of lasting some time, during which the Intercourse with your part of the World must become less frequent than formerly and our Interest on the Missisippi being Considerable, we think it necessary to appoint attorneys to superintend & take Care of it for us, the long Friendship & Connection which has subsisted between each of you & us point you out as the proper persons to confide in & we flatter ourselves you will most chearfully undertake & execute the Trust
You will therefore find inclosed herein our Power of Attorney executed in presence of Capt Bethell [Robert Bethel] who will prove it before a Magistrate in West Florida and you'll please to have that done, that it may be valid ー We have an exceeding good Opinion of our Manager Mr Alexr Henderson & hope he will always merit the Continuance of it, however our Design is that you shoud overlook his Conduct & Controul it whenever you think necessary, he must obey your Orders & submit to your directions
We have informed him of this & doubt not his ready Concurrence, we have encouraged him to compleat the necessary Buildings & get our Estate into the best Order, also to raise the most valuable Articles he can, such as Indico Tobo Provision Stock Staves &c and deliver them to Mr Pollock for Export[atio]n but if we have erred in any part of our Orders to him you may correct our Mistakes & he will shew the Orders for that purpose ー It is impossible for us Gentn to adapt instructions for your Conduct, suffice it then to say that we firmly believe you all to be our Friends, that you are warmly attached to us & will be glad to save & serve our Interest under these Ideas we most chearfully submit our Estate to your Direction without reserve, assuring ourselves that it will under your Auspices be conducted to the best Advantage & we remain most sincerely your Friends &c ー
