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By the Schooner Rochester Capn Elliott you will receive four Thousand five hundred bushels Indian Corn as P Bill of loading inclosed, which doubt not you will dispose of on the best terms you can for my Interest, the Nett proceed thereof you will please to remitt by the first opportunity to Messrs John Norton & Son's in London. I shall write to those Gentlemen to make Insurances &...
Date: 30 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
My last was 6t April, since which I have recd your two favours of 6t Jany and 28 Feby by which I am agreeably informed of the Insurance being made on my Tobo in the Martin, I observe what you say relative to the Virginia. I can assure you that Affair has not given me a little concern, but am in hopes that your letter of Justification will satisfy every unprejudiced person. Your J H.N's delaying...
Date: 16 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
My last was the 20th April P Capt McCunn since wch I am favour'd with your two letters of 17th Jany and 18th March the last P Capt Robertson, who went up Rappahanock yesterday. I observe what you say relative to that unhappy Circumstance of the Tea, believe me my friend that matter has not given me a little Concern & sorry I was to observe some other disagreeable Resolves lately published...
Date: 25 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I wrote you fully 25th May P the Bell Capt Moodie since which I have not the pleasure of a letter from you. I shou'd have wrote you by Capt Esten who sailed a few days since but we were then in some Confusion from a report of the Arrival of some Troops, which proved false, in a few hours after the Express went from this Town we had 120 Men down to assist us if we had found it necessary. for my...
Date: 16 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I last meeting presented your order to Marree but was not fortunate enough to receive a shilling which was a very great disappointment to me as I am really distress'd for money to remit Mr Norton on our Exchange was settled at 15 P Ct. your order on Marree is £60.5 ー & the freight of the 3 hhds Rum which I paid makes your debt to me £62.10 Curry which at the Exchange amounts to £54.7 ー sterg...
Date: 28 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I wrote you 16th past by a Mr Gibbs who went passenger with Capt Miller to which I beg leave to refer I have not recd any letter from you since. The purport of this is to desire you to Insure 7 hhds Tobo in the London at £12 a hhd. The Convention now sitting have determined to Imbody between 3 & 4 thousand Men who are to be quarter'd between Williamsbg & York to divert the Troops on...
Date: 31 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
In my last I wrote for Insurance on 7 hhds Tobo in the London since which I have put 7 hhds more on board, therefore I must desire you will Insure 14 hhds in that Ship at £12 P hhd Capt Robertson expects to sail in 3 or 4 days. I am [&c]
Date: 20 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I wrote you the 16th July P Capt Miller since which I have never had the happiness of receiving a letter from you the last letter I recd from you was wrote 18th March upwards of six Months since, so good an opportunity offering as Mr Nelson I am really at a loss to account for your silence I do assure you a letter from you wou'd have been a Consolation under the greivous Afflictions we labour...
Date: 22 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2