Cap^n. John Young Nantes 
Sir

This moment was left at the Gate by I don't know whom, y^r. Letter of the 29^th. ul^to. just 8 daies after its date, the person by whom you sent it cou'd not have taken a great deal of pains to find me, as he might very easily have done it.—I think I left with M^r. Robinson a copy of the sales of your vessel; the half nett proceeds whereof, that belong to you & your people was ten thousand three Hundred & thirty nine Livers, of w^ch. I paid M^r. Robinson two thousand Livers & you rec'd 1200 Livers here with 240 Livers of me in Nantes, untill I am informed the am^t. of your expences on the Journey up here w^ch is to be charged to the committee, I can't tell what is still coming to you; but that you may not be in want of money I now send you an order on Mess^rs Pliarne Penet & C^o. for five thousand Livers the receit of w^ch. you will please to acknowledge, & if you will send me here three duplicate receits of the whole of your expenses on the Journey up here; I will return you the receits you gave M^r. Grand for the £1200 you rec^d. in consequence of my order on him, & the receits you gave me for the £240. In Nantes with an order on Mess^rs. Pliarne Penet & C^o. for the Ballance due you on Acc^t. of the Vessel &^c. sold by me. you will loose no time in preparing your Vessel for Sea, as I believe in a few daies the commissioners will be ready with their dispatches I before informed you & M^r. Robinson also, that M^r. Schwighausur had orders to supply your disbursements on Acc^t. of the Vessel & also to provide what loading you coud take in, such as Blankets or Arms, or Ammunition to him therefore I presume you have applyed on these subjects, I beg you will leave with him or M^r. Morris, duplicate authenticated accounts of all your disbursements for the Vessel & [let] M^r. Schwighausur know in time what loading you can take in that he may provide accordingly.