Dear Sir

At parting from Nantes you requested of me if any Men should Offer themselves to send them down to the Frigate. With this Letter you will recieve four Seamen as they tell me, but [I find?] them in debt Francois Leonard 83 Livers & Charles Scott 65 Livres for their board & Lodging, the other two not being there at the time of writing this Letter I cannot inform you what they do owe.

I have been to their Landlady and satisfied her so far that if the Men go on board the Frigate I make no doubt that you will pay the Money but believe she has an inclination to enter likewise as they all go down together.

if any more should offer will do myself the pleasure of recommending Captain Whipple & the Providence Frigate wait for the pleasure of seeing you at Nantes, my Compliments to your Gen Officers unboard though unknown to me & remain with pleasure [&c.]