| Title: | Cunningham, Waddell to Melling, Maurice, 1756 |
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| ID | 5289 |
| Collection | Letterbook of Greg & Cunningham, 1756-1757 [T. Truxes] |
| File | gc/46 |
| Year | 1756 |
| Sender | Cunningham, Waddell |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | merchant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | NYC, USA |
| Destination | Liverpool, England |
| Recipient | Melling, Maurice |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | business |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 209 |
| Genre | business |
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| Transcript | To Maurice Melling, Liverpool 16 June 1756 Sir: We are favoured with yours of the 1st April by the Johnson & are heartily sorry we can give you no better account of your affairs with Aspenwall & Doughty. They promise every day to give us an exact state of your account with them which we hope to get in A day or two but are much affraid it will be made out so as to run away with the balance they make due you by Out standing Debts. I cant advise you to a better assortment then the annexed to load your Vessel out with. Dry goods makes accounts too long A closing. In all your commands we shall do our utmost to convince you that none can regard your Interest more. 5 Casks of Earthen Ware, the same you shiped in the Melling 2 Tons of Cheese 10 Casks of Beer 6 Tons of Bar Lead & Shott, if it's war 10 Hogsheads of Potatoes, with the Measure Marked on each 100 Crates of Common Hollow Earthen Ware Salt, what you[r] Vessel can cary. More, you may depend We can load your Vessel for Ireland at the highes[t] Freight. Via London per Cap I. Seymor & Capt. Cunningham |
