Passy, June 30th, 1779.
Hon. Captain Jones.
Dear Sir,—The prizes you may make, send to Dunkirk, Ostend, or Bergen, in Norway, according to your proximity to either of those ports.
February 5th, 1780. This day our officers received a letter from France, from a gentleman in Paris, which informs us that the King of Denmark is to pay for the prizes we brought in here, fifty thousand pounds Stirling, which is two hundred and fifty thousand Rix dollars. He is likewise to pay all our expenses while here. We likewise received orders to repair to Dunkirk as quick as possible, but we are to have a pass from the King of Denmark, which is what we wait for.
8. This day I received a pair of shoes, in balance of four shillings due me as wages.
25. This day I received half a guinea of a Scotchman, for which I gave him eleven shillings.
March 4. This morning arrived here from Virginia, a ship laden with tobacco, under French colors.
18. Fortunately I have got another guinea for which I paid only twenty-one shillings.
21. This day I received a pair of shoes, at five shillings.
April 1. I have received one shilling and sixpence for repairing shoes.