I am favor’d with your letter Covering one from Mess: Hope & Co. relative to the Draughts on Mr. Jay which were twice paid. and I am much obliged to you for the Trouble you have had—1

The Trunk which you Mention was left by Mr. Ridley, but No Key that I Can hear of, there is another Trunk of yours here, Exclusive of a very small one, and a quantity of Cloaths— I Do not beleive I Can Engage a person to be depended on to go to the Hague with your things— But if you are at a loss. on this head, I Can, and will with pleasure send My Servant Charles with such of your things as you order, He has lived with Me upwards of a year, and is I Beleive as Honest as most Domestics— He is heartily at your service on this occasion, therefore do not decline his going if it will be the least Usefull to you— Your large Trunk was opned at the Custom House, being stop’d at the Barriere as it was passing to this House— A smith did the business as there was No Key, and I Beleive if the things go on to the Hague it will be Necessary to Repack them— This is the account Mr. Champion gives Me, who attended the Examination at the Custom house—

There is also here a parcil of Books belonging to you, Be particular in your Instructions relative to Every thing—

I Believe, but am Not quite Certain, that I am Clear of any Engagement respecting Auteuil, and that the matter is done with—

I have Examind Very Carefully the account of the acceptances which you gave Me, and I find in page 18, you mention No. 55 dated 6th. July 1780 favor of Joseph Carleton 550 florins presented by Mess: De Neufville & son the 24th. July 1781— The first of the set, Letter O— and in page 36, you describe the same Bill, Exact in All its Circumstances, as presented by Mess: De Neufvilles the 8th. July 1782—

You will oblige Me if you will Examen Your Book, and give me some Information respecting this Matter— If I send Charles to the Hague I will return by him the papers you gave me to Compare with 219 the Copies you made of your Vouchers, and perhaps You wou’d incline to furnish your account Current with the United States— I shall also take that Opportunity of procuring the Original Bills of Exchange from Mess Fezeaux & Grand, & Mess: Willinks—

I am with great Respect / and Esteem / Dear Sir / Your Very Obed Sevt.

I am here to collect together the Bills and Send them to you by Express.

When this Express returns, I pray you to Send by him, my Trunk and all my Cloaths. The Books you will deliver also to him or his order to be Sent to me. Will you be so good as to pack the Trunk yourself, and see that the Books, Papers, and Plate are well placed and fixed So that they may not shake too much. You will Send the Key, by him too. if the Trunk is not Sufficient he must purchase another. if Mr Ridley has the Trunk, he will consider this Letter as to him.— Upon a Second Thought, perhaps it would be better to take out the Plate and bring it in a small Box in the Carriage with the Express. There are 96 Pieces of it.

There are of the Bills 169 which I received of Messrs Fizeaux &c formerly and 375 which I received Yesterday. As I have given them a Receipt for these Bills it will be necessary for you to give me one. You have only to sign a Receipt at the Foot of the Lists inclosed, which is a Copy of the one, I gave them.—

I am with great Respect, sir your / Frind & servant