Sir | Danish Island of St. Thomas 21st. July 1807 |
I had the Honor of receiving (the 17th. ulto [from] Philadelphia), a Duplicate of your Dispatches of the 16th. [], relative to my appointment as Consul for this Island, being then on the eve of my departure for this place. I enclosed [] Bond required for that purpose, to my Friend, William [T]hornton Esquire, requesting him to deliver it in your Office.
I arrived here the 19th. Inst. and shall immediately [at]tend to the Instructions, and endeavour to give you from [tim]e to time such information, relative to Commercial and other [tra]nsactions as may be Interesting to the United States, and [sha]ll be particularly happy at all times to render every service in [my] power, for the Interest & Happiness of my Country. I have the Honor to be very respectfully Sir Your Most Obt. Servt.
DNA: RG 59—CD—Consular Despatches, St. Thomas.