| Title: | Cunningham, Waddell to Hope, Isaac & Zachary, 1756 |
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| ID | 5366 |
| Collection | Letterbook of Greg & Cunningham, 1756-1757 [T. Truxes] |
| File | gc/123 |
| Year | 1756 |
| Sender | Cunningham, Waddell |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | merchant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | NYC, USA |
| Destination | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Recipient | Hope, Isaac & Zachary |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | business |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 249 |
| Genre | business |
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| Transcript | To Isaac & Zachary Hope, Rotterdam 26 July 1756 Gentlemen: Our last was the 16th Ultimo by Captain Corny to which refer. All the goods that was seized was sold last Wednesday, the 21st Instant. We bought your Musketts at 15s each for your account & got the Cases passed as 25 in each by giving a fee to the proper hand, So that on the whole, we expect neither you nor us will lose by the Seizure. We shall mis no opportunity to put them off. We are favoured with yours of the 26th May by Captain Nealson. We are sorry we cant come up to your expectation to close your sales as soon as you expect. You may depend we shall loose no time & remit you as soon as we are in Cash. We have not the least hopes to be able to purchase the Logwood you ordered. It now Sells from £11 To £12 per tunn. A French ship was brought in here the 21st Instant called the Le Centaure, Nicholas Hellanger Master, bound from Martinico to Bourdeaux loaded with Sugar, Cotton, & Coffee. Her Cargo will be Sold in a very short time, & we expect very reasonable.4 We have a great number of Privateers filing out at this place. So we have great reason to expect Prize goods Will be Sold reasonable here. G&C Exchange to London, 85 per Cent Spanish hydes, 41/2 to 5 per pound per Capt. Rutgars & the Packet |
