Paris June 26th 1776
No 5.
In Cyphers
I refer you to my former Letter of the 6th of June (No 2) of which I pray you to follow the disposition.
"The difficulties which I have met with in my negociation with the Ministers, have made me take the resolution of forming a Company which shall send out the supplies of Powder and Stores to your friend, depending in the mean time on remittances in Tobacco at Cape François and always under the name of your Servant."
Roderique Hortalez & Co. [Beaumarchais]
[Copy]
1. Henry Laurens Papers, Letters to Secret Committee, &c. 1776, SCHS.
