| Title: | Cunningham, Waddell to Scott & McMichael, 1756 |
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| ID | 5420 |
| Collection | Letterbook of Greg & Cunningham, 1756-1757 [T. Truxes] |
| File | gc/177 |
| Year | 1756 |
| Sender | Cunningham, Waddell |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | merchant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | NYC, USA |
| Destination | Philadelphia, Penn., USA |
| Recipient | Scott & McMichael |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | business |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 592 |
| Genre | business |
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| Transcript | To John Scott & John McMichael, Philadelphia, 1 November 1756 Dear Gentlemen: I am favoured with yours of the 28th past. If I am blameable in not purchaseing the Vessel for you, dont impute it to what realy was not the case. Tho Captain Blair made use of a great deal of Cunning, yet I assure you it had no effect with me, for I bid more then I Thought her worth, & what I am blameable in is that I looked upon you as my very particular Friends, Acted for you as I would do for myself, & did not goe to the Extent of your limitts, which, as I mentioned to you before, woud be wronging you, as the Vessel Wanted so much more then [I] Imagined or you expected. I beg you will forgive me this time, & when I again lay aside the merchant & act the part of a Friend in things of this sort, I will be blameable indeed. If you incline to purchase a Vessel here, I am Convinced before the Flaxseed season is over, I shall be able to purchase one at least 30 per Cent Cheaper as good for Any trade & procure a better freight for her to Ireland then you can. There is a Prize Snow to be sold here in a Week or two. I think she will Gary about 700 Hogsheads of Flaxseed. She wants a main mast, Main top mast. & them sails beside some Other repairs. She will go for a Trifle, & I dare promise you, may be fitted out so as to leave £100 Sterling of her freight & pay all Charges from bought till discharged There. If you will again put in my power to purchase the first Bargain of a Vessel that offers, I dare say (hat I shall alter your mind about the past affair. As soon as I have your Answer to this, I shall have the Vessel well Examined. I now beg leave to Inform you that I am Convinced that Captain Blair is as tired of his Bargain as you are desireous of having it, & further that Mr. Wallace is in no way Concerned with him, & that I am Certain both Captain Stewart & Captain Wallace give their Oppinion candidly. As I Intend to sell the Waddell when she gets home, I think I woud be hurling Captain Stewart to keep him in her, so if you buy a Vessel, I give him up. When you can execute the order for the Flaxseed, I will be Content you do it so its not to late in the Season that it is imprudent to send it here. I need only tell you that I can sell all the Guns that you call the old sort, so begs youl try to send them. I am sorry for the Hardship you lye under about the powder, so you may take the first Opportunity of sending round what you have in Town. I have received Mr. Livingstons Money & shall pay Mr. Jauncey 9s/11d to Morrow & Credit you for Podfield note when accounted. WC [P.S.] You never advised what you received for the Brigg Brantfords Policy. Pray has Crafford5 paid you the Balance. Pray can you by me a pare ell of German Town stockings & what price. There are two sorts: worst sort sells here at £3.8 & best £4.4.0 per Dozen. I can have 25 per Cent out of them. Send a Parcel. per favour of Capt. Wallace |
