Nantes. April 8. 1777
Gentlemen
The foregoing is copy of my last P Capt Young who sailed from hence the latter end of last month. I have now the pleasure to send you the Tin Case I mentioned which has but just come to hand, with a packet of Newspapers. 2 I likewise send by Capt [Larkin] Hammond 13 Books which Doctr Franklin ordered to be transmitted one for each State —
P S April 14. 1777 The Ship I have mentioned in some of my Letters is now loaded & will sail in a few days. 3 Her Cargo being very valuable, The Hon. Deputies have ordered her to be sent to St Domingo there to unlade her Cargo which will be shipped in different Bottoms I am &c The Honl R Morris Esq & Committee of Corr. Phila
1. Jonathan Williams Letter Book, YUL.
2. In a Jetter of this date to Benjamin Franklin, Williams made an interesting observation: "I have ordered the public advertiser & London Evening [Post] for ½ a year certain and shall convey them regularly to the Congress ー the first paper you know is in favour of Govt the latter is strong on the other side I therefore chose them as the truth may Iay between the two," Jonathan Williams Letter Book, YUL.
3. Thérèse.
