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Hon^ble Arthur Lee Esq^r
Dear Sir

Your much esteem'd favours 20^th. ult^o. & 6^th. Ins^t. are now before me, in answer to which you may depend on my best efforts towards serving our mutual freind M^r. Ross to whom shall inform of what ocurrs with his cargoe of flour, which thus farr I find remains in Coruna to the number of 2009. Blls.

I doubt not but the Conductt of some of the Privateers must have given you concern, but hope you have 'ere now settled this delicate point to the entire satisfaction of all parties, & that no such accidents will happen in future.

In mine of the 27^th. ult^o. I promis'd you that as soon as I shou'd receive orders to ship the sundry articles for the other side of the watter, I shou'd without loossing a moment begin to ship them, & I once more repeatt the same, but must inform you that no.such order have as yet reced, & cou'd wish to have it as soon as possible, as the latter it comes to hand it will be the worse, so pray consider.

With respectt to the value of the fifty thousand Livres you desire me to employ, I have given orders to my house in Bilbao to comply therewith doubting not but their bills to said sum will be punctualy paid as you tell me, so refer you to my said house on this head. By letters from said house I find a prize made by an American Privateer is gott there from Burdeaux consign'd to an Irish house call'd Lynch & C^o. who are on the other side of your question, & as I understand that the same & another that was sent before were recomended to said L. & C^o. by your Burdeaux freinds Mess^rs. Delaps, I beg you wou'd exert yourself in getting those Gentlemen to recomend in future to my said house, as I think my attachment & services to the cause deserves it, & besides shou'd any difficulty arrise about the vessells, I shall not dare to serve the owners unless they are under my own people, & pray excuse it. Your private or particular advise about the sailors in England was comunicated as you desir'd.. . .