American Commissioners to Gentlemen at Nantes, February 9, 1779

Passy Feb. 9. 1778. [ i.e. , 1779]

Gentlemen

We have the Honour to inclose, you, a Letter just received from his Excellency the Comte De Vergennes, 5 containing as We Suppose the final Answer of his Exellency, the Minister of Marine, to the 6 applications, for a Convoy.

We wish you may be able to derive Advantage from it: & are with great Respect and Esteem, &c

Messrs John Lloyd &c