| Title: | Cunningham, Waddell to Haliday & Dunbar, 1756 |
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| ID | 5431 |
| Collection | Letterbook of Greg & Cunningham, 1756-1757 [T. Truxes] |
| File | gc/188 |
| Year | 1756 |
| Sender | Cunningham, Waddell |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | merchant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | NYC, USA |
| Destination | Liverpool, England |
| Recipient | Haliday & Dunbar |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | business |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 427 |
| Genre | business |
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| Transcript | To Haliday & Dunbar, Liverpool 11 November 1756 Gentlemen: Captain Cunningham arrived here this afternoon & deliverd us your severall favours. A particular reply to them you may expect in our Next. The Cargoe by the Johnson will leave a good Freight To her if turns out in good Order. We observe what you say about buying anew Vessel for your trade, we to be concerned with Captain While in a Vessel, as well as Any man here. But the trouble must lye with us, & we Choose to have all the Proffits or losses that may Attend the trade. Before we received yours, we were resolved what to do, which yet Continue to be fixed in, which is to purchase the first fitt Vessel we can meet for your trade, & if such a one offers before Captain Cunningham Sailes, to put him in her, & if that shoud not happen, he must make Another Voyage in the Johnson, & again he returns, we shall have a Vessel for him, & we shall load the Johnson & send her to be sold. You know the scheme we are fixed upon. You may hold any part in the Vessel you please, not to Exceed one Half. The part you propose to hold advise us & our Thomas Greg of on receipt of this but pray dont hold more then you choose, for its not doing us the least favour. For we woud just as soon hold her all ourselves is1 not. You neglected to advise us the price of goods with you, & there being no freight for Liverpool, we were Obliged to let the Johnson to goe to Newry at the Current Freight for Flaxseed. Her Cargoe is engaged as fast As it can be stowed away. We shall load her Between Decks with Cotton & stow as much Logwood & Staves as we can in the Hold not to hurt the Stowage of Flaxseed. The last Articles is to go by your Place. G&C PS. Pray understand, as we assure you, if you dont hold a part in the Vessel we propose to buy, we are resolved to Continue you all our business as long as you serve us as you have done. Mr. James Jauncy is well pleased with you. He says you Insured without orders. Pray dont do that any more This man can afford [it] & dis often risked £3,000 to £4,000 in a vessel- He promises us to do all with you. per Capt. Cooper A Copy by Capt. Ratfords Packet |
