1779. Jun. 18. =Moylan=, J[ames.] _Merchant and United States commercial agent at L’Orient._ L’Orient, [France.] Letter to [Capt.] John P[aul] Jones, [Groaix]. Introduces “Mr. [James Gerald] O’Kelly”; he has resigned from Walsh’s regiment in hopes of “going under your orders”; has strong recommendations; “he will cheerfully embrace” any vacancy on the “_Poor Richard_” [_Bon Homme Richard_]. 1779. Jun. 18. =Nesbitt=, Jonat[han.] _Banker, L’Orient._ L’Orient, [France.] Letter to [Capt.] John P[aul] Jones [Groaix]. Introduces “Mr. [James Gerald] O’Kelly, Lieutenant of Grenadiers in the regt. of Walsh”; his recommendations; service to O’Kelly will be regarded as a favor to himself. 1779. Oct. 21. =Stack of Crotts=, _A captain in Walsh’s Irish regiment, French army_. “pinboeuf” [Paimboeuf, France.] Letter [to Capt. John Paul Jones, The Texel, Holland]. Requests information respecting [his son] Edmond [Edward?] Stack, Lieut., Walsh’s Irish regiment; was appointed [Lt. Col. of Marines] on the _Bon Homme Richard_; fears he is dead; if he has served like a “gentleman and a Soldier I Shant half regret his death”; “his loss will lie heavy ’pon me the rest of my days.” 1779. Oct. 22. [=Stack=, Edward.] _A lieutenant in Walsh’s Irish Regiment, French army, and formerly Volunteer on U. S. S. “Bon Homme Richard.”_ The Texel, [Holland]. Affidavit respecting escape of deserters. Escape on Oct. 1st? of twenty-six seamen from the _Serapis_; with aid from the _Pallas_ sixteen men were captured; five were drowned and five escaped; Capt. [Denis Nicolas] Cottineau [de Kloguene] gave an account of this occurrence to the Commandant of the Road of Texel [Commodore —— Reimersima]. Attestation of “Lt. Col” [Antoine Felix] Wiebert [Wybert], Richard Dale, Samuel Stacy, John Mayrant and Beaumont Kroube [Groube], officers of the United States squadron, that the above statement is correct and that the deserters were enlisted and swore allegiance to the United States.