ovince, with one exception. Of the
disappointment I have met with in my intended adventure, by
which we are deprived of a very valuable branch of our
business, and on my being on the spot to take such
instructions from you as may be requisite in disposing of
what you may send. And give me leave to add my assurances
that the interest of the East India Company will always be
attended to by the house of Richard Clarke & Sons, if you
think fit to repose this confidence in them.

I am, very respectfully, gentlemen,
Your most obed't & humble servant,
JONATHAN CLARKE.

To the Hon'ble Directors of the
East India Company.

Mr. Clarke also enclosed two letters in his favor; one from Messrs.
Henry & Thos. Bromfield, the other from Mr. Peter Contencin, merchants.

June 5th, 1773.

Sir:

The bearer, Mr. Barkly, is the person whom I took the
liberty of recommending to you as a person able and
qualified to give you information touching the quantity of
tea that is now consumed in America, and to serve the
Company in that part of the World in case the Directors
shall judge it proper to make any establishment there for
selling tea on the Company's account, & I am, sir,

Your most obedient and most humble servant,
GREY COOPER.[30]

Received from Henry Crabb Boulton, Esq.

Hon'ble Sirs:

Being informed of your resolution to export a quantity of
tea to different parts of America, we take the liberty of
recommending our friends, Messrs. Willing, Morris & Co., to
be your agents at Philadelphia, for whom we are ready to be
answerable.

We are, very respectfully,

Your honors most obedient, humble servants,
ROBERTS, BAYNES & ROBERTS.

8 June, 1773.

To the Hon'ble the Committee of Warehouses.

London, 9th June, 1773.

Gentlemen:

I have understood that you propose fixing agents in the
different colonies in America, to dispose of certain
quantities of tea; if so, I am a native and merchant of
Virginia, and think it will be in my power to execute your
commands in that quarter, on terms equal,