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Copenhagen 13th August 1796

My dear Sir!

  It was not until the 30 of the last month that I had

the pleasure to receive your esteemed favors of the 18

June and 2 July from Mr Pank at Frederickshald with

the different letters which you were so kind as to forward

[...] to his care. I thank you very sincerely for the

friendship which you are pleased to accord me, and you

may rest assured, that I know too well how to estimate

a thing so flattering to me, to ever forfeit it.

  My intention was not to write you until I had

embraced your beloved son at Hamburg, and sent

you an account of the wright of the Smalts according

to promise, but a disappointment here in the receipt

of the prize money is now the reason why I address you.

The government send orders to Bergen to repay the

sums placed in the king’s treasury, and for the future

to let the proprietors of the prizes receive this amount

directly on the spot, throughout all Norway.

I therefore return you the receipt which you gave

me for 66953 Rx d. 20 which you will be kind enough

to receive; and as our affair is not terminated until

the money is paid to me, I expect you will be good

enough to charge me no Commission in making

the returns. I am told that you may be able to

get bills at two months on Copenhagen or Hambro

and receive two PCt premium, in this case I would

not hesitate to pay the common commission on so

large a sum, but as I have every reliance on

your honour and generosity, I am persuaded you

will do the best. Good bills on this city or Hambro

which ever is most advantageous at 2 months date

will answer. To the latter place you will send

to Lubbert & Dumas, and here to Mr. Peschier

one of the bravest, and most esteemed merchants of

this place. I have told him to debit me with the postage

of 2.5.2. which you paid for me.

If I have not had as yet an opportunity to convince

you of my friendship and gratitude for your kind

attention to me in Bergen, I have had the pleasure

and the gratification to mention your name with

respect and with honor to the many who have asked

me about you in every town through which I have

passed, and nothing will be more pleasing to me than

to give you the most substantial proofs of my attachment.

  I have heard with much chagrin the destitution

of the worthy and respectable Mr. Chezaulx, it is

really a cruel shame, for he certainly merits

a different recompense for his services. I write

him by this post. I leave this tomorrow and

hope to be in Hamburg in 5 or 6 days where you shall

again hear from me. You will be good enough to write

me either to this place or Hambro just as you have

occasion to send the bills, in which you will be

governed by the greatest advantage to be gained by

the Exchange and to […], endorse the bills, or let

or let them be drawn payable to Peschier or

Lubbert & Dumas. Adieu my good friend!

I shall send you a faithful account of your son.

Give my best Compliments to Madam […] Janson

and believe me to be with respect, and the

most affectionate esteem your assend friend […]

O’Mealy

If you find an opportunity to Havre

send the pipe of the General to Mr. Acher le jeune

and please to send also a certificate that it

was obliged to be raported from Norway being contraband.

  The French are every where victorious. Vive la République

It appears there is a squadron of cruisers ready to go in

to the North Sea at […] so that I hope this

winter you will have much to do. You must be

on good terms with the new consul.

Fr O’Mealy

Copenhagen d 13 aug 1796

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