Onboard Continental Frig Providence Paimbeuf Aug 2d 1778
Sir,
I received your favour of yesterday and have received every thing contained in your Invoice1 of the Ranger Slops as they are marked on the Baskets & Bales which I have enclosed a receipt for Agreable to those marks Contents unknown Also I received the Clearance for the Ship which I have delivd to Mr Odea2 I have everything in Compleat Readiness for the Sea and shall sail as Soon as there is water over the Banks and wind. Pray if you know the particulars of the french and english fleets in the late engagement3 I would be greatly obliged to you to write me. I hope your health will be in better State than it has been—Supply Ephraim Westcott my young Man lately escaped from Jersey wh Sufficient Mony to Defray all his expences on Board and get down as soon as possible—My kind love to Madam Schweighauser and all the family, the young Gentlemn of the Counting house & enquiring friends have the honour to be [&c.]
A Whipple
LB, MiU-C, Abraham Whipple Papers. Addressed below close: “John D Schweighauser Esqr/Con Agt Nantes.” In the left margin: “AW— to JDS.”
1. An enclosure to Schweighauser to Whipple, 31 July, above, that has not been found.
2. Jacques Odea, fils, merchant at Paimboeuf, Whipple’s broker.
3. The Battle of Ushant, fought 27 July between the British Channel Fleet under Adm. the Hon. Augustus Keppel, R.N., and the French Brest fleet under Lt. Gén. des Armées Navales Louis Guillouet, Comte d’Or villiers.
