Gentlemen.

We are favored with your several Letters of the 23^d. and 31^th. March,¹ the last of which inclosed the Acct of Capts Harriden² and Sampson³ as also your Acct Currt ballance in your Favor 33#..431..14..4,⁴ which we have not, as yet, thro hurry, been able to examine, but doubt not the same to be right, & when found so, shall be carried to your Credit. 

In One parag^h: of yours of 31^th you mention y^e Receipt of Cap^t Sampson and Harriden for Rations, and desire we would particularly write you on that head, as you are unacquainted w^th them: we own ourselves to be equally unacquainted as with this method of supplying them, and are much supprized those Gentlemen should have applied therefor, and for the future, beg, no such Requisition from any Master of ours may be complied with. 

We own ourselves under very particular Obligations for the large Advance made us: as it was unexpected, it puts us to the greatest difficulty to reimburse, not having it in our power at present to make a Draught Draft on france for the payment the payment thereof, however hope as Cap^t Sampson—and Cap^t Lambert⁵ in the Massachusetts are still on a Cruise and Cap^t Harriden who arrivd here a few days past⁶ & is soon going out again, they we shall, by them, be so fortunate as to have replied have replaced the sum you so generously advancd for us.—You may rely every Endeavour of ours shall be us'd to procure a Suitable Cargo for your Market.—We are with great esteem [&c.]