| Title: | Cunningham, Waddell to Louttit, James, 1756 |
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| ID | 5467 |
| Collection | Letterbook of Greg & Cunningham, 1756-1757 [T. Truxes] |
| File | gc/224 |
| Year | 1756 |
| Sender | Cunningham, Waddell |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | merchant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | NYC, USA |
| Destination | Sassafras River, Maryland, USA |
| Recipient | Louttit, James |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | business |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 348 |
| Genre | business |
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| Transcript | To James Louttit, Sassafras River in Maryland, 9 December 1756 Sir: We have the pleasure of your very agreeable favour of the 6th Instant from Philadelphia. We are yet uncertain how the Crop was saved in Ireland, as soon as we know you shall be advised, & if there is any demand, we shall at least have one Cargoe of Wheat loaded with you. Some People reported here the Owners of the Ship Sharpe are very bad Men & that they had a large sum underwrote on her in Philadelphia which makes many people suspect a Fraud is intended. We meerly obtained the Insurance ordered by the Distinctness of your Letter & our adding £100 to each Policy, which made our Brothers in that trade so fond of it that we were obliged to cut ourselves short £100. We had signed for to oblige Friends, which indeed we were full as content to want. We had A long dispute with the underwriters about the averige loss, but no one would touch the Policy without that was laid aside which we were obliged to agree to. We have debitted you for cost of Insuring £850 [at] £8.10.9. Since you left this, we have made all possible enquiry about proper stores to put your Wheat in, as we are affraid we shant be able to prevail with the Millers to take it as we proposed, & we have not the least prospect to sell it, the price being but 4/6 per Bushel for the best Wheat. We are sorry to inform you our Stores are Scarce & very unfitt for Grain. We shall have the best (hats to be got for yours & leave nothing undone that appears to us for your Interest. We sent you by Captain Mossy Schooner Six Firkens of Irish Butter, amounting to £12.14.9. The account you’l receive by the Vessel. We hope you'l receive this at home, after an agreeable journey & meeting your Family well. We expect lo have aful answer to the Scheme. G&C P.S. Doctor Thompson3 desires to be rememberd to you. |
