[Nantes, 2 March 1778]
No. 10— The Continental Arm'd Brig Independence John Young Esqr. Commander To Jona. Williams —
N3 The Commission is Charged at 5 ⅌ Ct. half being carried to the Credit of the late Thos Morris Esqr.—2
D, CtY, Jonathan Williams Account Books. Number 10 in "Accounts and Vouchers Refer'd to in the Account Current between Jonathan Williams Junr. and the Honble. The Commissioners of the United States of America."
1. Velte: A measure of capacity, about seven quarts.
2. Notation: "Compared and approved Nantes 17th Augst. 1779—(Sign'd) J.J. J.N. JC. J.G." The initials are those of Joshua Johnson, Jonathan Nesbitt, James Cuming, and Joseph Gridley. They were merchants who, in the summer of 1779, at the request of Benjamin Franklin, audited Williams's accounts with the American Commisioners in France.
