Sir,

You will find enclosed herein a Copy of our letter to Mr Saml Beall respectg the Adventure in Powder under his management in which we have interested you to the Amount of Five hundred pounds Sterlg & as it is most likely he will come out with his Goods Via Martinico we hope You will have the pleasure of Seeing him there, If he comes out to St Eustatia lodge orders for you to be informed of it & as you will have frequent intelligence from us & the best opportunitys for Shipping Goods We Hope this Adventure may be brought to a happy Conclusion for us all. If you think proper to write to Mr Beall address him under Cover to Messrs Delap at Bourdeaux & if you hear any thing of him do not fail to advise us ー As you are likely to remain sometime in the West Indies it may probably fall in Your Way to make Connections with some good Houses that will Ship West India Produce this way & have in return the produce of these Colonies, we shall be ready to transact such bussiness & will Credit you half the Comn on the Sale of their Goods that is on any parcells you procure to our address ー

You may probably have it in Your Power to purchase some Linnens or other European Manufactures on a Credit untill we can have time to remit You produce to pay for them, If so we agree to be half Concerned with you in such Adventures and you may Ship back by the Hornet some Packages of such Goods to the Amot of £ 1000, or Fifteen hundred pounds this Curry Value Consigning the same to us  We will sell them to the best advantage free of Commn you charging no Commn on the purchase nor on the Sale of the returns which we shall ship to you directly in this Country produce, and in this way we will keep up a Constant intercourse with You. If you cannot get goods on Credit We must furnish you with Effects to make such purchases & for this & other purposes You1 keep us constantly informed of What is passing in the Mercantile line  Wishing You a pleasant & Successfull Voyage We are Sir [&c.]