Sir, 

Conformably to our precedent Letters¹ which We have the honour to confirm by this one, We have the pleasure to inform you, that we have Shipped by the French Vessel le Chavigny,—Cap^t. M^r. Etienne Fourneau, under the mark VIR, to be delivered to Messieurs Fourneau merchants at the Cape François, the goods mentioned in the Envoice here inclosed²..... Viz —

Forty Chests which contains altogether Thousand new guns, with their Bayonets and Rammers (these are exactly the Same as those which are used now by the french infantry)—One Chest which contains 500 gun's locks: Twenty three Bales which contain altogether 161 Pieces of Tent cloth:—One Box in which are inclosed 200 Pounds of white thread: Two hundred and Twenty Seven pieces Etamines³ Viz 71 pieces blues, 78 whites, and 78 Red. Ten Bales which contain altogether 500 dozens of wollen Stockings: Six chests & One cask which contain 3000 common hats: Eleven caskes of Brimstone, and Ten Barils of tin in leafs, the whole amounting with the Charges, Freight and the Insurance from Nantz to Cape François, as per Envoice, to Seventy Seven thousand and thirteen livres, twelve Sols, and two deniers, of which Sum you will be Kind to credit us—

We have directed the above Said goods to the consignment of the house of commerce of M^r Gruel, M^r Fourneau & Cie merchants at the Cape François, with order to deliver them to the care of M^r Rauleigh Colston, or to the Agent of the State of Virginia, at the said Cape François, and—if in case none of these gentlemen are there to reclaim the said goods, We recommand expressly M^r. Fourneau & C^o. to keep them by at your disposition, or else for them to Ship them according to the Orders they should receive from you.—So by this our dispositions are intirely exact according to what We had the honour to write you, by our last, on account of our Sending you this goods—

According to your Orders by your letter of the 25 of April last, We have insured the said goods shiped on board le Chavigny bound to the Cape François, the prime cost amounting to Seventy thousand livres, insurance to two and one quarter per Cent. Absolutely we could not procure the Insurance for any of your harbours, as you mentioned to us. 

We had had the pleasure to cultivate the acquaintance of M^r. John King when he was in this Town, & that of Dealing with him for the furniture of sundry merchandizes for the State of Virginia. We are now pretty much busy at the fitting out of a French Vessel, in which We Shall Ship a parcel of merchandizes, that we agreed with you for. We expect the Vessell will be ready to Sail, at about 20 or 30 days, and we Shall by happy to hear of his safe arrival, and in mean time that of the goods to their proper destination, and more So to your own Satisfaction 

We are daily expecting the arrival of some Vessels that you mentioned to us. We think this time of the year will be of a great Service to them: We wish it to be so, especially on account of your proper Interest We have the honour to be &^ca. 

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