| Title: | Cunningham, Waddell to Porter & Mierop, 1756 |
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| ID | 5249 |
| Collection | Letterbook of Greg & Cunningham, 1756-1757 [T. Truxes] |
| File | gc/6 |
| Year | 1756 |
| Sender | Cunningham, Waddell |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | merchant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | NYC, USA |
| Destination | London, England |
| Recipient | Porter & Mierop |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | business |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 318 |
| Genre | business |
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| Transcript | To Porter & Mierop, London 10 May 1756 Gentlemen: I wrote you 11th February by Captain Menzie for London, to which please be refered. I am now favoured with yours of the 13th December & 10th January & observe the contents. I am much obliged to you for the Houses at Cadiz & Lisbon you mention. When I have occasion, shall make use of them. Your Tea by McDonald is sold. The Cambricks & Muslins are much too fine for this Market, which will make very slow Sale. I have stated your account Current as made by you. Inclosed you have Thomas Sauls Bill on William Baker for £100 Sterling, Exchange 821/2 per Cent is £182.10 Currency to your debit. Messrs. Livingston & Gordon of Kingston, Jamaica, advises me they would ship in the Ship Dimond. Stephen Ancell, Master, Thirty Tons of Logwood for my account to your address, & that they would give you timely Notice to make Insurance on it, which I hope they have done, as they dont mention to me the time the Vessel sails. On the arrival of said Logwood, please dispose of it at the Current price & credit me for the Proceeds. The Freight of it is to be 40s Sterling per Ton. These Gentlemen will have to draw on you for £100 to £120 Sterling for (he disbursements on A Vessel of mine that has been there, which please honour. Mr. Thomas Greg & me are in Partnership in the trade caried on here from the 1st Instant. Our Firm you have below. As you have already confered many of your favours on me, I hope for the continuance of them to us. You may be assured of our utmost endeavors to promote your Interest. Annexed you have A list of sundry bills now enclosed, which please do the needfull with & forward to Mr. Thomas Greg. WC per 2d & 3d Packet Capt. McCullum |
