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Title: Cunningham, Waddell to William Snell & Co., 1756
ID5415
CollectionLetterbook of Greg & Cunningham, 1756-1757 [T. Truxes]
Filegc/172
Year1756
SenderCunningham, Waddell
Sender Gendermale
Sender Occupationmerchant
Sender Religionunknown
OriginNYC, USA
DestinationLondon, England
RecipientWilliam Snell & Co.
Recipient Gendermale
Relationshipbusiness
Source
Archive
Doc. No.
Date
Partial Date
Doc. Type
Logunknown
Word Count211
Genrebusiness
Note
TranscriptTo William Snell & Co., London 26 October 1756

Gentlemen:

We are favoured with yours of the 6th & 25th May & 8th June & observe
their Contents.
We are much obliged to you for the information you give us about Publick
affairs.
We think its well we did not ship the Logwood as the Turn it took with
you must have made money lossed on it. WC states the balance of your
account as made by you, Credits you for the Muslins, & will remit you a
bill on your Selves shortly for the Balance.
John moor is Expected soon here which makes WC defer giving you any
more Trouble about his affair.
We have Twenty Privateers Now Sailed or Clear to Saile from this place
& about Ten More fitting out. What Prizes has been brought in here are
mostly from Martinico bound to France. Their Cargoes sold for: Sugar 3d
to 7d, Cotton 15d to 17d, Coffee 7d to 8d, Cocoa 8d to 9d per pound.
If you should see any prospect to purchase any article of Prize goods or
indeed any Other, we will be concerned with you to any amounts. G&C
Exchange to London, 85 per Cent
Logwood, £11.10.0 per Ton
per the Packet, Capt. Lutwich