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Title: Cunningham, Waddell to Alexander, Robert, 1756
ID5498
CollectionLetterbook of Greg & Cunningham, 1756-1757 [T. Truxes]
Filegc/255
Year1756
SenderCunningham, Waddell
Sender Gendermale
Sender Occupationmerchant
Sender Religionunknown
OriginNYC, USA
DestinationLondonderry, Northern Ireland
RecipientAlexander, Robert
Recipient Gendermale
Relationshipbusiness
Source
Archive
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Date
Partial Date
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Logunknown
Word Count150
Genrebusiness
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TranscriptTo Robert Alexander, London Derry 7 January 1756


Sir:

We wrote you the 13th Instant to which please be refered.
Inclosed you have Invoice & Bill of Lading for Thirty Hogsheads
of Flaxseed & Two Teirces of Rum shiped in the Hopewell, James
Falls Master, amounting to £94.15.2 & Sales of your Box of goods,
proceeds £21.2.1 on it. You see we charge you no commission, as its
a very poor adventure, & indeed we have made the most of them we
could. The balance due us is £73.13.1 Currency, Exchange 821/2: per Cent,
is Sterling £40.7.2 which sum we have drawn on Messrs. Alexander &
White for favour of Thomas Greg at Sixty days sight. We have given
these Gentlemen orders to get Insureance made on your Interest.
You may depend upon our utmost care for your Interest in all your
commands. G&C
per Capt. Falls
& Capt. Blair