Sir, I could not sooner send you the enclosed samples of the same cloth which I have sent to the Continent. I can deliver one hundred thousand ells of this material in different colors at 5#.² 6#. 7# per ell in French money. You will not be able to judge the quality and beauty of this cloth from the samples alone, but they will show you the colors.

We have also twenty thousand wool blankets available from 4# to 6# each.

I can supply you with all the items and I assure you that you cannot expect such good quality, low prices and immediate service from anyone else in Europe but our firm.

I have just made arrangements for guns. I can send you 30 thousand for 12# or 13# apiece, similar to those which I have sent to the Congress and which are quite reliable. Again, I renew my offers to be of service and I hope; Sir, that you will have enough confidence in our Nantes firm to give it the preference of your trade, since we are already trusted by the Continent and we have six vessels directed to our firm sailing for the account of private persons from the Northern provinces and which we are going to load with such articles.

I have received orders to have uniforms made for the regiments of some provinces, which I shall do imediately.

If you wish to deal with our Nantes firm for you supplies, I beg you to let me know by the first mail so that I may make other arrangements if it is not convenient for you. Two ships are to get under way any time and if you wish to have a few things sent there, I beg you to let me know.

In Bordeaux, our office is in the hands of Recules de Basmarin & Raimbaux. My associate M Gruel wrote to them. They will have the honour to offer you their services. You can trust them fully. It is a wealthy firm in that city.

Allow me, Sir, to warn you about the Irish and Scottish firms in Bordeaux, or any other places in the kingdom. I have good ground for complaining about them. They are our worst enemies.

I am also advising you that I refused the guns which you saw in Paris. They tried to deceive me and make me pay twice as much for them as they are worth. It is scandalous: they wanted them to be loaded without allowing me to see them. But I did not do it and refused them. It would have been disloyal and deceitful to the Congress if I had shipped such weapons. I have a factory which supplies me with as many as I want and which charges me half as much for much better weapons. I have the honor to be with the most sincere consideration; Sir, [&c.]