| Title: | Cunningham, Waddell to Melling, McQuoid and Haliday, 1756 |
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| ID | 5308 |
| Collection | Letterbook of Greg & Cunningham, 1756-1757 [T. Truxes] |
| File | gc/65 |
| Year | 1756 |
| Sender | Cunningham, Waddell |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | merchant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | NYC, USA |
| Destination | Liverpool, England |
| Recipient | Melling, McQuoid and Haliday |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | business |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 289 |
| Genre | business |
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| Transcript | To Melling, McQuoid & Haliday, Liverpool 17 June 1756 Gentlemen: I am favoured with yours of the 31st March & observe the contents. Inclosed you have a Letter for Captain Beekman which please peruse, take a Copy of, & deliver to him. I computed your Vessel would cary 500 Hogsheads of Flaxseed at 13s per Hogshead is Brittish money, computing the Exchange between England & Ireland1 81/3 per Cent, £300.00.0. 900 Barrels of Tar, at 6/6 per Barrel, is 292-10.0 Expends in Ireland, loss of time going there & differance on the Insurance, I computed at 30/£322.10.0 The differance between these two Freights I imagined you made by sending your Vessel to Liverpool directly. Bui you see Captain Bakeman disaved me which I will attest if there is occasion, but I dont imagin he will dispute it. He had no Tar on Board on his own account, or he gave a false Manifast of his Cargoe. It would give me pleasure you could Setle with Captain Beekman in A Friendly Manner, & I believe from what his Friends has wrote him on spaking to me on the subject, you'l be able to bring it about. I made A mistake of £______ which I alterd on Posting my Books. Otherwise you'l find their sum charged you right. As soon as I come further in Cash, you shall be remitted. I expect it will be paid at the time its due. In a former Letter, I informed you of my Partnership with Thomas Greg from the 1st May last & to return you thanks for all your past favours & to assure you of our readiness at all times to render you every Service in our Power. WC per Capt. Cunningham |
