| Title: | Cunningham, Waddell to Greg, Thomas, 1756 |
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| ID | 5273 |
| Collection | Letterbook of Greg & Cunningham, 1756-1757 [T. Truxes] |
| File | gc/30 |
| Year | 1756 |
| Sender | Cunningham, Waddell |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | merchant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | NYC, USA |
| Destination | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Recipient | Greg, Thomas |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | business |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 338 |
| Genre | business |
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| Transcript | To Thomas Greg, Belfast 29 May 1756 Dear Sir: Please be refered to mine of the 25th Instant by Captain Troy to Dublin. I am now favoured with yours by our snow Johnson dated the 2nd February. She arrived here the 26th Instant & am in hopes will make A very tolerable Voyage. I hope to have her clear to sail 10 Liverpool about 1st July. What part of her Cargoe will be on our accounts I cant now inform you, but am much affraid the greatest part of it must. I shall use my utmost endeavors to get Freight for her as soon as she is clear of this present Cargoe. I shall bring her to our Company account & shall state our half Interest in her at £360 & Debit our particular accounts with the Fourth Charges on her till the Company Owns her, & when the Cargoe by her is sold, we shall have Credit in Our Stock Account for the Fourth Neat Proceeds of it. Youl please bring to my Credit the Fourth cost of her & Lumber per annexed account. I woud choose to have £200 Sterling Insured on our half Interest in the Johnson from this to Liverpool. So please order it to be made. My Brothers orders will be to proceed North about Ireland. As soon as I know the Value of the Cargoe shall advise you to order Insureance on it if you see proper, but I think we may run the risk of it. I have the pleasure to Inform you Captain Corney is arrived from Rotterdam in the sound. Shall take Che needfull care of our goods. I shall bring the cost of your Handkerchiefs & threads to your Credit in Stock account at 80 per Cent Exchange on the cost. They are arrived at Boston. Pray mis no oppertunity to procure us bussiness. I dayly expect the Bookeeper & A Boy or two you expected to get out of the Hospital. WC Via Philadelphia & Capt. Sheldon |
