Sir

We deliver you here with one part of a Contract made with the Secret Committee of Congress for exporting Produce of these Colonies to Europe & Importing from France Certain Articles suitable for the Indians
² the first part of this, business we have undertaken and shall accomplish it as soon as possible by shipping Cargoes to the Markets they are best adapted for & ordering the Consignees to remit the proceeds to the following Houses Vizt Messrs Saml & J.H.Delap in Bourdeaux Messrs Geo. Ciifford & Teysett in Amsterdam Mr John Hodgshon in Amsterdam -

We think it prudent thus to divide the remittances that owners of the Houses may know the Extent of your Commission but each of them will have orders to Account with you for the Amount of what comes into their hands for this purpose & to hold the same Subject to your drafts & orders. On your part you are immediatdy to repair to France for the Execution of that part of this Contract which by our private agreement you have undertaken. We deliver you herewith Sundry letters of introduction to respectable Houses in France which we hope will place you in the respectable light you deserve to appear & put you on a footing to purchase the Goods wanted on the very best terms. We deliver You herewith an Invoice of the Goods wanted which has been inspected & approved by the Secret Committee, we hope you will readily & expeditiously procure every Article wanted, & immediately Shipped in such manner as you judge most likely to answer the purpose of getting them safe landed in some of the United Colonies of North America; you will transmit to the Secret Committee Bills of Load[in]g & Invoices for every parcell of Goods you remit & as the Brigt Rachell has been Charte[red] for the express purpose of Carrying you to France and for bringing back a part of these Goods, We deliver you herewith a letter from the Secret Committee to Capt Isherwood direc[ting] him to obey your orders, therefore you can deliver it whenever you see proper to disclose yourself to him. the Vessell is on Monthly pay, therefore the sooner you dispatch her back the better & you will give this Captain and all others suitable directions for approaching this Coast on their return with Circumspection We are Sir [&c.]

PS

You'l please to supply Capt Isherwood with Money to pay the Brigt Rachells Charges & transmit his receipt for the Amount