Nantes, March 11, 1777 —
[Extract]
. . . The Ship which I am now fitting out on the public accot will I hope ,be soon ready to sail, having been obliged to give her new Masts and to recaulk her entirely she is not so forward as I at first expected, but you may depend that no time shall be lost 2 Her Cargo will consist of Linnens Woolens Hosiery Cordage Anchors and sail Cloth, these latter Articles assorted for two Frigates of 36 Guns.
By the last accot from England we learn that the act for imprisoning and trying as pirates all Americans that may be taken in arms on the high Seas, has passed both Houses; and that the City of London had ineffectually petitioned against it. I have the honor to be &c &c
Jonathan Williams Junr.
The Hon Robt Morris &c &c &c Copy (Original P young)
1. Papers CC (Letters from William Bingham and Others, 1777-82), 90, 545-46, NA.
2. Comte de Vergennes.
