10 8bre [1804] [October 10, 1804]. Manuscript copy of a letter to J. G. Forbes at New York. Heard Forbes was in New York and so writes him there. Has his brother R. B. Forbes received anything from Meade (to whom Rousselin left £4321.10 of merchandise when he left Port au Prince. "Cependant, j’ai appris ici d’un français qui travaillait dans des Bureaux qu’il avait vendu de mes Marchses. et que probablement il en aura fait passer ce produit à New York." Has not received responses to his last two letters. Please share these details with R. B. Forbes and if he received any proceeds, they May be sent to the American consul Beklyei or to consul Défligny at Kingston, Jamaica. Expression of kindness and appreciation. Includes a postscript stating that the coffee plantation established with M. Robiou is promising, but growth is stifled by limited resources. Would appreciate a few hundred Gourdes to continue work.