| Title: | Cunningham, Waddell to Curtin & Parker, 1756 |
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| ID | 5413 |
| Collection | Letterbook of Greg & Cunningham, 1756-1757 [T. Truxes] |
| File | gc/170 |
| Year | 1756 |
| Sender | Cunningham, Waddell |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | merchant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | NYC, USA |
| Destination | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Recipient | Curtin & Parker |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | business |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 282 |
| Genre | business |
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| Transcript | To Curtin & Parker, Kingston, Jamaica 29 October 1756 Gentlemen: We were at a great Loss what to ship you the value of the money of yours in our hands, in as by Our advices from Jamaica & your Friend Mr. Cury of Philadelphia, there was no sort of Northward Produce that had the Least prospect to answer, in particular with the high Freight that's added to it by War. You have inclosed Bill of Lading & Invoice of 21 Boxes of Spermacety Candles amounting to £118.18.0 is to your Debit in account. We heartily wish they may arrive safe & to a good Market. They are good in their kind. We credit you for Apthorp & sons bill on Thomlinson & Hanbury received from Captain Stoddard £57.11.0 Sterling which we sold at 85 per Cent Exchange is £106.9.5 Currency. If any promising scheme offered, we will at all [times] be ready to be concerned [in] it, so [long as] any pan of the Transactions is to rest with us. Incase Captain Hathorn is in Jamaica when this reaches you, We beg you may assist him to get a freight to England. His Owners are good Men & we are convinced will lake all opportunitys to return any favours you do him. He sailed from St. Eustatia for Jamaica the 25th September. We dont know what could detain him so long. G&C Exchange to London, 85 Flower. £0.15.0 per Hundredweight Ship Bread, 0.15.6 per Hundredweight Pork, £3.10.0 per Barrel Beef, 2.0.0 per Barrel Pitch, Tar, & Turpantine, £11 per Barrel Lumber of alt sorts, plenty & cheap Jamaica Rum, 5/ per Gallon Mellasses, 2/3 per Gallon per Capt. French & Capt. Stewart |
