Dear Sir,

I received yours of the 1st Instant and am very glad to hear you have liberty to depart as I have the Same — am in hopes of going home together — I Received a letter from the Honble Commissioners at Paris, informing of the Terms of our being Admited to depart, as they wrote you, think it Needless to give you the Particulars, We are to go directly to America & Not to Return into any French Port again or make any Prizes on this Coast, these are the Principal heads, & Shall refer you to them for Particulars — It Appears to be thier intention, that we should Proceed Home together, but Cannot tell Where to Join or what Port we Shall be sent to as yet — I am all Ready to Sail, only wait the Arrival of thier orders from Parris — If you have any More News of Capt [William] Day Please let me Know or any other News you have from Brest — In Mine of the first instant Mentioned my Acquaintance with Capt [John] Green, who is an intimate Acquaintance of Mine, as we Commanded Ships in the Same employ out of Philadelphia  — he is a Very hearty friend to America & a Very good Companion — If it is in your Power to do him any Service, Shall be Much Oblidged and will Render every acknowledgment in my Power at all times.

I have Wrote Several letters to Mr [Thomas] Morris respecting the Setling & paying our Prize Money but he has not So much as Answered one of my letters, As to the Money you got for the Sloop² I think you had best Apply it to your Own Use as you think Proper, as it is So triffling it is Not Worth dividing — I think we had best Appoint Mr Williams to Settle the Whole for the last Cruize, as Part of it is in his hands already & May Perhaps in time get the Remainder — Capt Nicholson sends you a list of his People, which I think you had best send to Mr Williams, wth Mine & Yours, and an Acct of the Amount of the Sloop you Sold and let him Settle the Whole, I would do it but have lost the list you Sent me from Morlaix of your Officers & Men — I Remain, Sir [&c.]