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gives some encouragement, but will not as yet absolutely engage for y't
Mr Sampson offers lower, but should Cattle rise beyond his expectation it
may posibly not be in his power to supply for want of sufficient Capital
which may leave us too much at the mercy of the Drovers & Butchers, your
directions P first opportunity how to proceed will be esteem'd a favour, you
having a supply till Christmass will have sufficient time to advise me,
your Bill in fav'r Cap't Thomas Sturgis for 160 Dollars will be duly
honord, am obliged for your kind intention of recommending me to the
new Contractors for the Supply of Fresh Beef should your friends lose
that Contract, & also for your tender of Services hereafter. I wish you
good success in your new undertaking as a Farmer & Grazier, it will
give me pleasure to be anyway serviciable to you here by my friends that
may have Business at Halifax, your Letter to Mr. Henry White
was forwarded by yesterdays post.
Inclos'd is Bill Lading & Invoice of £12 Live fatt Bullooks P Sloop
Swallow Nath.l Attwood master amounting to £98.16.11/4 Lm'o Charg'd to
your Agent Victually Acco'tt also Bill Lading for Sundries for your par-
ticular Acco'tt amount: J as at foot to £25.0.11/4 Lm'o all which hope
will prove to be king. I am with the Greatest Esteem,
Your most hum'l Serv't
IF No. 1 @ 27.27 Bbs qt. 100 Bushell Oates @ 1/6 £7.10
28 @ 55.28 bbs qt. 100 Bushl. Corn @ 2/11/5 14.13.4
measuring do. £2.1
Undead J P Headg. 55bbs @ 3d 13.9
Truckage do. 2d 9.2 1.5
Commission @ 5 PCt. £23.8.4
1.3.5
£24.11.9
1 bbl qt. 3 Bushl. Oysters 9.2/4
Price Curtt. as P Letter to Mr. John Fillis of this date & £25.0.11/4
Pork 13 to 14 dollars Beef 8 to 9 do. Butter 4/ @ 4/5. Ship Bread £5.5/ @
£5.12.6 Peasc about 37/6 Rice £5. Merchantable Fish £5.10/ Loaf Sugar 6/6
Lisbon Salt £5 Salt £5. [Saltur ludas?] £4.10/ Mediera Wine £5.10/ Loaf Sugar 6/6
Pipe Lisbon £43 @ £45 P Qr. Cask, Fayal £90, Teneriffe £120 P Pipe
Flour £5.15/ @ £6