| Title: | Cunningham, Waddell to Kuyckvan Mierop, Martin, 1756 |
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| ID | 5385 |
| Collection | Letterbook of Greg & Cunningham, 1756-1757 [T. Truxes] |
| File | gc/142 |
| Year | 1756 |
| Sender | Cunningham, Waddell |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | merchant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | NYC, USA |
| Destination | London, England |
| Recipient | Kuyckvan Mierop, Martin |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | business |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 314 |
| Genre | business |
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| Transcript | To Martin Kuyckvan Mierop, London 13 September 1756 Sir: We are favoured with yours of the 17th Aprill & 12th June & are heartly sory for your great loss by the Death of your Worthy Friend Mr. John Messrs. Livingston & Gordon of Kingston, Jamaica, in a Letter of the 23rd March last writes our WC that they had taken Freight at 40s per ton for his Logwood in the ship Diamond, Stephen Ancill Master. They have not since wrote him. Be so kind to enquire at the Jamaica traders when the ship was to sail & get £300 Sterling Insured on it If she is not arrived when this comes to hand & Charge the Cost to his account. They are to ship you about Twenty nine Tons of Logwood which, if they do agreeable to fhe terms mentioned above, honour their bill for any sum not exceeding £130 Sterling. Otherways, let their bill be protested, as they, tho able men, has beheaved to me very unlike Merchants. Dispose of the Logwood to the best advantage on arrival with you. You would have had sales of your goods long ere this, but Mr. Yzendoorn shiped the Muslins & Cambricks much too fine, which not only makes them slow sale, but they sell for a poor profit. The trade from holland is entirely sloped, which in a short time will make India goods from your place Answer well. Annexed you have the present prices. There are Two French prizes brought in here. One a large ship from Marlinico bound for Bourdeaux who[se] Cargoes sold for: coffee 81/4 per pound, Cotton from 15d to 16d per pound, sugars 3d to 7d per pound. G&C Exchange to London, 85 per Cent Bohea tea, 6/6 per pound Common green ditto. 11/0 per pound Pepper, 3/6 per pound Logwood, £15 per ton per the Packet & Capt. Richards |
