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Title: Cunningham, Waddell to Wilder, Mathew, 1756
ID5449
CollectionLetterbook of Greg & Cunningham, 1756-1757 [T. Truxes]
Filegc/206
Year1756
SenderCunningham, Waddell
Sender Gendermale
Sender Occupationmerchant
Sender Religionunknown
OriginNYC, USA
DestinationBelfast, Northern Ireland
RecipientWilder, Mathew
Recipient Gendermale
Relationshipbusiness
Source
Archive
Doc. No.
Date
Partial Date
Doc. Type
Logunknown
Word Count175
Genrebusiness
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TranscriptTo Mathew Wilder, [Belfast] 24 November 1756

Sir:

Agreeable to your orders to our WC in your favour of the 16th June &
the 15th September, we Shall Ship you by the Snow Sally, Captain Francis
Moore, one Hundred Hogsheads of Flaxseed which we compute to stand
28s/6 British Sterling per Hogshead of the Value of your Butter of which
you have Sales above. We expect Captain Moore will sail about 1st January,
which your to govern yourself by if you see proper to Insure.
Your Cloths wont sell here for Currency what they cost sterling. We
would by all means advise you to send them to some other Market.
The price of Flaxseed has been up this Season to 6s/3 per Bushel. It
now sells at 5s/6 per Bushel, but we are afraid it will be up again.
We hope for Continuance of your favours, & you be asured of our utmost
endeavours to serve you well. G&C

Exchange to London. 80 per Cent
Via Philadelphia
& the Packet
& per Capt.Martin, via Drogheda