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                                 EXHIBIT 99.7


                            COMMERCE GROUP CORP.

                            6001 NORTH 91ST ST.

                      MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN  53225-1795

                               (414) 462-5310

                            FAX (414) 462-5312

                       E-MAIL  info@commercegroupcorp.com

                      WEBSITE www.commercegroupcorp.com




                     AND/OR COMMERCE/SANSEB JOINT VENTURE (Joint Venture)

                     AND/OR HOMESPAN REALTY CO., INC. (Homespan)

                     AND/OR ECOMM GROUP INC. (Ecomm)

                     AND/OR SAN LUIS ESTATES, INC. (SLE)

                     AND/OR SAN SEBASTIAN GOLD MINES, INC. (Sanseb)

                     AND/OR UNIVERSAL DEVELOPERS, INC. (UDI)

                     ALL LOCATED AT THE SAME ADDRESS




March 29, 2010



Mr. John E. Machulak

Machulak, Robertson & Sodos, S.C. (Law Firm)

1733 North Farwell Avenue

Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53202


Dear Mr. Machulak:


At today's Commerce Group Corp. (Commerce) Directors' meeting, the

Directors were informed about the annual confirmation, disclosure and

status letter from Commerce, its subsidiaries, its affiliates, and the

Joint Venture, and to establish and confirm the amount due and the

collateral pledged along with any other Commerce obligations or

agreements made to Machulak, Robertson & Sodos, S.C. (Law Firm) referred

to as Lender, as of Commerce's fiscal year ended March 31, 2010.  Today,

Commerce's Directors, by unanimous consent, approved, ratified and

confirmed the contents of this letter and authorized me to submit its

understanding of your status with Commerce, which is as follows:


1.   Accrued Legal Fees


     The Law Firm which represents Commerce in which the brother of the

     President is a principal is owed the sum of $546,232.50 for 2,427.7

     hours of legal services rendered from July 1980 through February 28,

     2010.  By agreement on the date of payment, these fees are to be

     adjusted to commensurate with the current hourly fees charged by the

     Law Firm.  Such adjustment was made during this fiscal period to

     correspond with the current hourly rate change.



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Mr. John E. Machulak

Machulak, Robertson & Sodos, S.C. (Law Firm)

March 29, 2010

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     As of March 31, 2010, the following parties are collectively and

     individually identified as the Lender(s): General Lumber & Supply

     Co., Inc. (GLSCO); Edward L. Machulak  as an individual and not as a

     Director or Officer of Commerce (ELM); the Edward L. Machulak

     Rollover Individual Retirement Account (ELM RIRA), the Sylvia

     Machulak Rollover Individual Retirement Account (SM RIRA), Sylvia

     Machulak, as a consultant and as an individual (SM), John E.

     Machulak and Susan R. Robertson, husband and wife (M&R), the

     Machulak, Robertson & Sodos, S.C. Law Firm (Law Firm), Circular

     Marketing, Inc. (CMI) and Edward A. Machulak as an individual (EAM).


2.   Collateral Pledged as of March 31, 2010


     The following collateral has been previously assigned to certain

     Lenders pursuant to resolutions adopted by the Directors, and from

     March 31, 2007 forward includes John E. Machulak and Susan R.

     Robertson, husband and wife (M&R), the Machulak, Robertson & Sodos,

     S.C. Law Firm (Law Firm), Circular Marketing, Inc. (CMI) and Edward

     A.  Machulak as an individual (EAM):


     (a)  Commerce/Sanseb Joint Venture (Joint Venture)


          Both Commerce and San Sebastian Gold Mines, Inc. have assigned

          all of the rights, title, claims, remedies and interest that

          each has in the Joint Venture to the Lenders.  Reference is

          made to Historical information - San Sebastian Gold Mine

          Concession.


     (b)  New SSGM Exploration Concession/License (New SSGM) -

          approximately 40.7694 square kilometers (10,070 acres)

          Government of El Salvador Resolution No. 27.


          On October 20, 2002, the Company applied for the New SSGM,

          which covers an area of 42 square kilometers and includes

          approximately 1.2306 square kilometers of the Renewed SSGM.

          The New SSGM is in the jurisdiction of the City of Santa Rosa

          de Lima in the Department of La Union and in the Nueva Esparta

          in the Department of Morazan, Republic of El Salvador, Central

          America.  On February 24, 2003, the El Salvador Department of

          Hydrocarbons and Mines (DHM) issued the New SSGM for a period

          of four years starting from the date following the notification

          of this resolution which was received on March 3, 2003.  The

          New SSGM may be extended for two two-year periods, or for a

          total of eight years.  Besides the San Sebastian Gold Mine,

          three other formerly operative gold and silver mines known as

          the La Lola Mine, the Santa Lucia Mine, and the Tabanco Mine

          are included in the New SSGM. The Company has complied as

          required by



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Mr. John E. Machulak

Machulak, Robertson & Sodos, S.C. (Law Firm)

March 29, 2010

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          filing its annual activity report and it paid the annual

          surface tax.  This concession had been assigned collectively to

          all of the Lenders named herein on May 12, 2003 and the

          assignment was included in the May 12, 2003 confirmation

          agreement as Exhibit B.


      (c) Lease agreement by and between Mineral San Sebastian Sociedad

          Anomina de Capital Variable (Misanse) and Commerce dated

          January 14, 2003


          The term of this lease agreement coincides with the term of the

          Renewed San Sebastian Gold Mine Exploitation Concession and

          consists of 1,470 acres owned by Misanse.  This lease agreement

          has been assigned to all of the Lenders named herein on May 12,

          2003 and the assignment was included in the May 12, 2003

          confirmation agreement as Exhibit B.


      (d) Renewed San Sebastian Gold Mine Exploitation Concession/License

          (Renewed SSGM) - approximately 1.2306 square kilometers (304

          acres), Department of La Union, El Salvador, Central America

          (pledged and assigned as collateral on May 10, 2004) Government

          of El Salvador Agreement No. 591.


          On September 6, 2002, at a meeting held with the El Salvadoran

          Minister of Economy and the DHM, it was agreed to submit an

          application for the Renewed SSGM for a 30-year term and to  

          simultaneously cancel the concession obtained on July 23, 1987.  

          On September 26, 2002, the Company filed this application.  On

          February 28, 2003 (received March 3, 2003) the DHM admitted to

          the receipt of the application and the Company proceeded to

          file public notices as required by Article 40 of the El

          Salvadoran Mining Law and its Reform (MLIR).  On April 16,

          2003, the Company's El Salvadoran legal counsel filed with the

          DHM notice that it believed that it complied with the

          requirements of Article 40, and that there were no objections;

          and requested that the DHM make its inspection as required by

          MLIR Article 42.  The Company then provided a bond which was

          required by the DHM to protect third parties against any damage

          caused from the mining operations, and it simultaneously paid

          the annual surface t ax.  On August 29, 2003 the Office of the

          Ministry of Economy formally presented the Company with the

          twenty-year Renewed SSGM which was dated August 18, 2003.  This

          Renewed SSGM replaces the collateral that the same parties held

          with the previous concession.  On May 20, 2004 (delivered June

          4, 2004) the Government of El Salvador, under their Agreement

          Number 591, extended the exploitation concession for a period

          of 30 years.  A copy of the assignment dated May 10, 2004, is

          attached to the May 10, 2004 confirmation letter as Exhibit B

          and the Renewed SSGM agreement is attached to Exhibit B and

          referred to as Exhibit 1.



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Mr. John E. Machulak

Machulak, Robertson & Sodos, S.C. (Law Firm)

March 29, 2010

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      (e) San Cristobal Mill and Plant (SCMP) three-year lease by and

          between Commerce and Corporacion Salvadorena de Inversiones

          (Corsain), an El Salvadoran governmental agency, executed on

          Monday, April 26, 2004, retroactive to November 13, 2003.

          Pledged and assigned as collateral on May 10, 2004.


          The renewed three-year SCMP lease for the property located near

          the City of El Divisadero was finalized and executed on Monday,

          April 26, 2004, and is retroactive to November 13, 2003.  This

          May 10, 2004 assignment is included in the May 10, 2004

          confirmation letter as Exhibit B and the lease agreement is

          attached to Exhibit B and referred to as Exhibit 2.


          On March 25, 2008 a nineteen-month lease retroactive to

          November 12, 2006 was executed by and between Corsain and

          Commerce.  The lease was renewed on June 12, 2008 for a

          six-month period to expire on December 11, 2008 with an option

          to subsequently renew it for additional three-month periods.

          The Company chose to exercise this option and renewed the lease

          until it was terminated in October of 2009.  Reference is made

          to Exhibit 10.16 of Commerce's Form 10-K for its fiscal year

          ended March 31, 2008 for a copy of this lease.


      (f) Nueva Esparta Exploration Concession/License (Nueva Esparta) -

          45 square kilometers (11,115 acres) Resolution No. 271


          On or about October 20, 2002, the Company filed an application

          with the DHM for the Nueva Esparta Exploration

          Concession/License which consists of 45 square kilometers and

          is located north and adjacent to the New SSGM.  On May 25, 2004

          the Government of El Salvador, under their Resolution No. 271,

          issued the Nueva Esparta Exploration Concession/License for a

          period of four years starting from the date following the

          notification of this resolution which was received on June 4,

          2004.  This concession/license may be extended for two two-year

          periods or for a total of eight years.  This rectangular area

          is in the Departments of La Union (east) and Morazan (west) and

          in the jurisdiction of the City of Santa Rosa de Lima, El

          Salvador, Central America.  Included in the Nueva Esparta are

          eight other formerly operated gold and silver mines known as:

          the Banadero Mine, the Carrizal Mine, the Copetillo Mine, the

          Grande Mine, the La Joya Mine, the Las Pinas Mine, the

          Montemayor Mine, and the Or o Mine.  A copy of the assignment

          dated May 9, 2005 was attached to the May 9, 2005 confirmation

          letter as Exhibit C and the Nueva Esparta Exploration

          Concession is attached to Exhibit C and referred to as Exhibit

          1.


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Mr. John E. Machulak

Machulak, Robertson & Sodos, S.C. (Law Firm)

March 29, 2010

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      (g) Acknowledgment of collateral provided through March 31, 2010


          Commerce's Directors have on March 29, 2010 authorized and

          directed Commerce's Officers to assign all of the rights,

          titles, claims, remedies and interest in all of its assets that

          it has, including any assets owned by the Joint Venture, to

          GLSCO, ELM, the ELM RIRA, the SM RIRA, SM, and from March 31,

          2007 to include M&R, the Law Firm, CMI and EAM, collectively

          and individually referred to as Lenders, as additional

          collateral for all of the outstanding loans and obligations as

          of March 31, 2010, including all future advances of any kind.


3.   Cross Pledge Collateral Agreement


     GLSCO, ELM, the ELM RIRA, the SM RIRA and SM individually are

     entitled to specific collateral that has been pledged to them by

     Commerce, its subsidiaries, affiliates and the Joint Venture.  Upon

     default by Commerce, or its subsidiaries or affiliates or the Joint

     Venture, then GLSCO, ELM, the ELM RIRA, the SM RIRA and SM have the

     first right to the proceeds from the specific collateral pledged to

     each of them.  Commerce, its subsidiaries, affiliates, and the Joint

     Venture also have cross-pledged the collateral without diminishing

     the rights of the specific collateral pledged to each of the

     following:  GLSCO, ELM, the ELM RIRA, the SM RIRA and SM.  The

     purpose and the intent of the cross pledge of collateral is to

     assure GLSCO, ELM, the ELM RIRA, the SM RIRA, and SM, that each of

     them would be paid in full; thus, any excess collateral that would

     be available is for the purpose of satisfying any debts and

     obligations due to each of the named parties.  The formula to be

     used (after deducting the payments made from the specific

     collateral) is to total all of the debts due to GLSCO, ELM, the ELM

     RIRA, the SM RIRA, SM, and from March 31, 2007 to include M&R, the

     Law Firm, CMI and EAM, and then to divide this total debt into each

     individual debt to establish each individual's percentage of the

     outstanding debt due.  This percentage then will be multiplied by

     the total of the excess collateral to determine the amount of

     proceeds each party should receive from the excess collateral.  Then

     the amount due to each of them would be distributed accordingly.


4.   Cancellation of Inter-Company Debts Upon Default


     Since certain of the collateral specifically or collectively pledged

     to GLSCO, ELM, the ELM RIRA, the SM RIRA, SM and from March 31, 2007

     to include M&R, the Law Firm, CMI and EAM, consists of the common

     stock of Homespan, Ecomm, Sanseb, SLE, Misanse, UDI and the interest

     in the ownership of the Joint Venture, Commerce agreed, upon default

     of the payment of principal or interest to any of the individual

     Lender(s)


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Mr. John E. Machulak

Machulak, Robertson & Sodos, S.C. (Law Firm)

March 29, 2010

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     mentioned herein, that it will automatically cancel any

     inter-company debts owed toCommerce by any of its wholly-owned

     subsidiaries or affiliates or the Joint Venture at such time as any

     of the stock or Joint Venture ownership is transferred to the

     collateral holders as a result of default of any promissory note.


5.   Guarantors


     This agreement further confirms that Commerce and all of the

     following are guarantors to the obligations due to the Law Firm and

     to the loans made by the Law Firm to Commerce:  Joint Venture,

     Homespan, Ecomm, SLE, Sanseb and UDI.  They jointly and severally

     guarantee payment of the note(s) that they caused to be issued and

     also agree that these note(s) may be accelerated in accordance with

     the provisions contained in the agreement and/or any collateral or

     mortgages securing these notes.  Also, Commerce, all of its

     subsidiaries and the Joint Venture agree to the cross pledge of

     collateral for the benefit of GLSCO, ELM, the ELM RIRA, the SM RIRA,

     SM, and from March 31, 2007 to include M&R, the Law Firm, CMI and

     EAM.  Reference is made to Exhibit 5 included in the April 9, 1990

     confirmation letter.


6.   Re-Execution Agreement(s)


     In the event the Law Firm deems that it is necessary or advisable

     for the Law Firm to have Commerce re-execute any document(s) entered

     into, including, but not limited to the promissory note(s) or

     collateral agreement(s), Commerce will re-execute such document(s)

     reasonably required by the Law Firm.  Commerce also acknowledges

     that Commerce may be liable to pay certain costs related to any of

     the transactions entered into with the Law Firm.  If at a later date

     the Law Firm determines that an error has been made in the payment

     of such costs to the Law Firm, then the Law Firm may demand payment

     and Commerce does hereby agree to make such payment forthwith.  All

     requests for corrections of any errors and/or payment of costs shall

     be complied with by Commerce within seven (7) days of the Law Firm's

     written request.  The failure of Commerce to comply with Commerce's

     obligation(s) hereunder shall constitute a default and shall entitle

     the Law Firm to the remedies available for default under any

     provisions of the agreements including, but not limited to the

     promissory note(s) and/or the collateral pledge agreement(s) and/or

     any other Commerce obligation(s).


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Mr. John E. Machulak

Machulak, Robertson & Sodos, S.C. (Law Firm)

March 29, 2010

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7.    Omissions


      Commerce believes that it has included all of its obligations,

      monies due and has listed all of the collateral due to the Law

      Firm, however, since these transactions have taken place over  a

      long period of time in which changes could have taken place, it is

      possible that inadvertently some item(s), particularly collateral,

      could have been omitted.  If that should prove to be a fact, then

      Commerce, the Joint Venture, Homespan, Ecomm, SLE, Sanseb, and UDI

      agree that those omissions of collateral, if any, are meant to be

      included as collateral under this confirmation agreement.


If you are in agreement with the contents of this letter, please sign

below and return one copy to Commerce.


Very truly yours,


COMMERCE GROUP CORP.


/s/ Christine M. Wolski


Christine M. Wolski

Secretary




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Mr. John E. Machulak

Machulak, Robertson & Sodos, S.C. (Law Firm)

March 29, 2010

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The contents of this letter are agreed by the following:


COMMERCE/SANSEB JOINT VENTURE              HOMESPAN REALTY COMPANY, INC.

as Guarantor (Joint Venture)               as Guarantor (Homespan)


/s/ Edward A. Machulak                     /s/ Edward A. Machulak


---------------------------------------    ------------------------------

By:  Edward A. Machulak, Auth. Designee    By:  Edward A. Machulak, President



ECOMM GROUP INC.                           SAN LUIS ESTATES, INC.

as Guarantor (Ecomm)                       as Guarantor (SLE)



/s/ Edward A. Machulak                     /s/ Edward A. Machulak


---------------------------------------    ------------------------------

By:  Edward A. Machulak, President         By: Edward A. Machulak, President



SAN SEBASTIAN GOLD MINES, INC.             UNIVERSAL DEVELOPERS, INC.

as Guarantor (Sanseb)                      as Guarantor (UDI)


/s/ Edward A. Machulak                     /s/ Edward A. Machulak


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By:  Edward A. Machulak, President         By:  Edward A. Machulak, President



Accepted by:



MACHULAK, ROBERTSON & SODOS, S.C. (Law Firm)


/s/ John E. Machulak


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By:  John E. Machulak, Authorized Signer

Date: March 29, 2010