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Title: Cunningham, Waddell to Gousten, David, 1756
ID5455
CollectionLetterbook of Greg & Cunningham, 1756-1757 [T. Truxes]
Filegc/212
Year1756
SenderCunningham, Waddell
Sender Gendermale
Sender Occupationmerchant
Sender Religionunknown
OriginNYC, USA
DestinationNewry, Northern Ireland
RecipientGousten, David
Recipient Gendermale
Relationshipbusiness
Source
Archive
Doc. No.
Date
Partial Date
Doc. Type
Logunknown
Word Count109
Genrebusiness
Note
TranscriptTo David Gaussan, Newry 30 November 1756

Sir:

The Lord Dunluce, Captain Calwell, is just arrived. By her we have
your favour of the 4th October ordering Fifty Hogsheads of Flaxseed, which we have taken freight for in the Ship Waddell, Charles Stewart
Master, at the Current Freight to your Port. We expect she will sail by the
24th December & that your Flaxseed will stand 28s/6 British Sterling per
Hogshead. WC

Exchange to London, 80 per Cent
Logwood, £11 per ton
Flaxseed, 5/6 per Bushel

[P.S.] It wont be in our power to get the Waddell away till 15 January.

Via Philadelphia
& the Packet
via Drogheda, Capt. Martin