Give me leave to introduce to you John Coffin Jones Esqr, an eminent Merchant of Boston and a late Member of the Legislature from that Town.1 His Character both in public and private Life is much respected, and his Intelligence will enable him to give you a much better Account of the general and particular Politicks of this Country than I can. our Fellow Citizens are in the midst of their Elections for the new Government, which have hitherto in general run very well. For my own Part, I have enjoyed a Luxury for the last six Months which I have never before tasted for, at least eight and twenty years. and have looked down upon all you Statesmen, with Sovereign Compassion. The new Government has my best Wishes and most fervent Prayers, for its Success and Prosperity: but whether I shall have any Thing more to do with it, besides praying for it depends on the future Suffrages of Freemen.

I am with an affection that can never / die, your Friend and servant

I have the Honor to send you inclosed, the prospectus of a french periodical publication lately offered to the patronage of the Americans— I feel so much the more sollicitous to submit the plan to your abilities as your thorough knowledge of Europeans, and their Views of America, in general, has no doubt, long since, convinced you of the necessity of a periodical paper that might, propagate in france, through every class of people, Just and adequate Views of the united states1

permit me sir, from the design of the above publication, to sollicit your influence respecting its encouragement. it may when duly examined, be found to answer very useful and beneficial purposes

The largest Number of Subscribers, I expect from the West-indies 363 & Europe. It is known, that the Europeans read with Avidity every thing that comes from America. My design is to make this Avidity Subservient to their own Instruction by means of this paper, to the Benefit of the federo-americans whose Laws Government Integrity, Commerce, and produce being better known abroad cannot but be attended with the happiest consequences. therefore, they will secure those advantages by affording this paper sufficient encouragement to set it agoing. there is but little doubt that foreign subscribers will, at once support it

the field is ample, perhaps, too much so, for a person alone, who has nothing to oppose to the Obstacles consequent upon it, than courage and perseverance; but the pleasure of recommending myself to the Citizens of the united states That of being grateful, does not permit me to think myself unequal to the Task

I am with respect sir your most / humble & most obed. / Sert