The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. 12 - Unknown

1781,			Livres.	s.	d.
April	6,	To balance due to me on the preceding
		account,	5,722,723	2	6
1782,
May	18,	To commission at ½ per cent on 144,000
		and 2,544,000 making 2,688,000, in
		bills on Paris,	13,440
"	"	To amount of interest account at 6 per
		cent per annum, as particularized
		hereafter,	382,698	18
"	"	To commission at 2½ per cent to M. de
		Francy on the returns from America,
		viz.
		On 552,121 9 amount of the returns to the
		credit of their account settled the 6th
		of April, 1781,
		2,882,332 10 9 amount of the returns to
		the credit of the account settled this
		day,
		3,434,453 19 9 at 2½ per cent,	86,861	6
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		Livres,	6,204,723	6
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Contra Cr.

1781,			Livres.	s.	d.
June	25,	By remittances on Dr Franklin to the
		25th of June, 1781,	144,000
July	20,	By net proceeds of 150 hhds tobacco per
		the ship Peru, reduced to 75, on account
		of the freight being one half,	34,991	19
"	"	By ditto of 176 hhds tobacco per the Two>
		Helenas, reduced to 88 by the freight;	49,826	19
"	"	By ditto of 32 hhds ditto per Good Man
		Richard, reduced to 16 by the freight,	6,141	5
"	"	By ditto of 188 hhds ditto per the Polly,
		reduced to 125¹⁄₃, the freight being
		one third,	55,872	14	9
Oct.	1,	By ditto of 159 hhds ditto per Fier Rodrigue,
		reduced to 79½ by the freight at
		one half,	47,499	13
"	"	By 15 hhds ditto per the Jean, and which
		were lost, this vessel having foundered
		at sea, (for memorandum.)
1782
May	18,	By remittances on Dr Franklin to the
		25th of June, 1782, passed here in
		anticipation, amounting to	2,544,000
"	"	By balance due to me from the Honorable
		Congress,	3,322,390	15	9
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		Livres,	6,204,723	6	6
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Dr the Honorable Congress

1782,
May	18,	To balance due to me on the above account,	3,322,390	15	9

Closed the above account, as well debit as credit, of the sum of six millions two hundred and four thousand seven hundred and twentythree livres, six sols, and six deniers tournois; on which the Honorable Congress of the United States of America owe me as balance the sum of three millions three hundred and twentytwo thousand three hundred and ninety livres, fifteen sols, and nine deniers tournois.

Dr, moreover, the Honorable Congress.