respects to you inclosd Invoice of what Goods I had retain'd for my own account from those bought of Jno. Brown amounting to £92.17.7 with a minute of the moneys delivered you on account and a particular State of that affair, by which there appears a ballance in my favor 2/4. your last favor which was some time after this cover'd an Invoice form'd at this place without any reference to mine amounting to £103.19.42. I have question'd Cousin Moses respecting his comparing them particularly with the originall Invoice who assures me he did it with much deliberation and accuracy. I can also say with safety that my account is free from error, having compared, examin'd, and re-examind what I retaind before moving a single article from my Shop. therefore the deficiency must have arisen in receiving them from Jno. Browns. I shall in consequence after having again compared my account with Moses, apply to him, that it may be rectified. Just at my arrivall here this day week I found my dear Aunt closing her Letter to you, in which I requested her to tender my respectfull and affectionate Salutations, and to advise you [of] the sudden rise of Foreign Bills, from 52 to 60 for one, being occasion'd by the arrival of a sum of Money to the french in a Frigate into Boston, which intelligence I hope will reach you in time to profit thereby in what you have on hand. I have this moment received a line from Moses Seixas under date of the 8th Current, wherein he tells me they were not to be had at Newport for less than 60. I am sorry the prospect of your Tea Speculation does not promise a more favourable result. May Heaven prosper your wishes and undertakings, and return you again in Safety, are the fervent prayers of, My dear Sir, Your gratefull and affectionate Nephew DAVID LOPEZ, JUNIOR Sir, JOSEPH GARDOQUI AND SONS TO AARON LOPEZ Bilbao, the 22d March, 1781. WE gladly embrace this very agreable and wish'd for opportunity to acknowledge ourselves indebted to your exteemed favours of the 18th and 20th December last and after a due returne of our most sincere thanks to our worthy and mutual freind Mr. Tracy for his kind recommendation of this our House to your good self have to informe you that your two remmittances on Paris for Livers 5313 and 1312 have duelly reached our hands therefore haveing been punctually forwarded by us for acceptance should they as we hope, meet with no demmour in their discharge your Account with us will be creditted at the actuall Exchange of 78 souls per every current dollar of 18 riales and 2 maravedies with riales 20514 and 25 ms. for the former and with riales 5065 and 32 ms. for the latter boath which Sums if right be pleased to place to our debitt. We have taken due and proper memorandum of the orders you are pleased to committ to our care and in full hopes of your placing in our hands per the vessells destined to this port sufficient funds for the purpose we willingly agree to ship on your account the full compleament of your orders. for Hand Kerchiefs in the first four vessells that may saile from hence to your or any of your neighbouring ports. Accordingly we now transmmitt you herein Invoice and bill of loading of your first adventure shipt on the Schooner Success Captain Philipe Trask bound to Newbury ammounting to rs. 20514 and 25 ms. of Vellon which beg you would order to be examined and if free from Errors place the same to our Creditt. We very cordially wish the Bearer a prosperous Nevigation home when doubt not that you will reape a very agreable profit in your returns as have paid the required reggard and attention boath to quality and price as such flatter ourselves with the pleasing hopes of keeping up with your good self a very lasting and mutually beneficiall Cor1 An imaginary coin, of which seventeen were reckoned to a rial vellon. respondence. Our Insurers are retired to such a degree that since the Warr they have hardly oppned a Policy therfore we are firmly assured that even if we were to offer them 45 per Ct. they would not insure from hence to America as such be pleased to effect it with you. Hope soon to be able to pay our respects to you mean while saluteing you respectfully subscribe with Esteem, Sin jouem obthbled. ف JOSIAH HEWES TO AARON Lopez Mr. Aaron Lopez, Philadelphia, 24 April, 1781. I WROTE you pretty fully with price current, and on the 21st Inst. I wrote you by Mr. Benj'n Seixas who left this the 22d for Newport. by him I sent you 32.000 dollars for two barrels pepper I sold at 130 dollars per lb. being offered that price the day before all in Continental Money and so good an opportunity of sending it immediately induced me to sell, tho could got sumwhat more in State money which I could not change. for further perticulars refer you to mine by Mr. Seixas. Late on Saturday Evening I received from Mr. Ellison the other three Chest of tea and two Barrels pepper for which paid freight 2500 dollars. this was brought me by Peter Mason waggon'r who informs me he received it about the 19 ulto. (the date of Mr. Ellisons letter) but that when he got home to Eastown about 55 Miles from this was pressed in to the Continental Service sum weeks which prevented his bringing it sooner. it came, apparently in good order, except the out side Caskes a little shattered, the barrels are full etc. I am last evening favoured with yours of the 13th Inst. covering fourth bill of a Sett of Exchange for 300 dollars. your Letter from Fishkill I have never received, that no doubt it went into york as informed you last post. for want of the first bill cannot sell them. Neither have I your orders for selling. there is no Vessel here for Europe, or should wrote the Commissioners at parris hope are this you have had an oppertunity of writeing them to prevent payment of the first bill. should be glad to hear from you on this head etc. I am very happy I have so well hit your judgment respecting the Tea. I have the six Chest on haveing refused all offers for it being clear it would soon bring 10/ Specie. it is dayly riseing, and I am well informd there is no orders gone for Tea, to Europe, a long time that it will soon be very scarce. My Neighbour tels me he has 5 Chests which he holds at 12/6 Specie per lb. the pepper I thought was nearer the Mark at 130 dollars, tho I observe I quoted it at 150 in my last which was the retail price. the two barrels on hand shall keep with the tea, til further orders. I note your intention of sending an other load on which is verey agreable; price of Ginger se price current. I observe you failed in Boston, of laying out the Money on our joint account in Specie. Should you not be able to do it at Newport, think bills will answer here shortly, as the holders of them seem determined to get them up to 6/ and 6/6 Specie. I am once more pleased with my own Judgment in not chainging your Specie ballance and sending it by Mr. Seixas. Some inteligence I received from Boston soon after you left me, put me on reconsidering that matter, when I thought best to wait til I heard from, and am glad it turns up agreable to you. a Carrage setts out in a few days for Newport, for Mr. Seixas's Mother by which intend forwarding the old Acct. Mr. Samuel Johnson a perticular friend of mine is here in Congress from Edenton North Carolina. on acquainting him a friend of mine desired me to inquire after him he immediately guest it was you saying Mr. Polock had often mentioned you to him etc. he expects to leave this about the last of May for home, and said if you choose to forward any letters he could at any time give them safe conveyance, which he would do with pleasure. the three fifty dollar bills will endeavour to get exchange, and carry to your Credit. we have had a great arrival from the Havannah, Martinico etc. say 10 or 12 Sail small Vessells. they have brought a vast quantity Coffee which has fell the price of that article to 20 dollars and will be lower. this being at present the needfull am most Sincerely yours JOSIAH HEWES Price Current. bills at 110 for 1. Specie 170 for 1. Tea 8/ riseing, Ginger 35 dollars. most kind of Goods rise with the money except Coffee, tho but little odds since my last. [Memo.] N. B. on the 4th May ordered him to stop the sale of the Bill. JOHN DE NEUFVILLE AND SON TO CHRISTOPHER CHAMPLIN [Amsterdam,] 25th Aprill, 1781. Sir, THE Copy preceding is what we had the honor of addressing you per the Mars, which we hope got safe to hand. We have since to acknowledge your esteemed favours of 19 and 28th December 4. 9 and 22d January last. we duly received inclosed per the same your sundry Remittances For which we have given you Credit in Account in Currency at Bco. £3445: II. 142: 2:8 £6542:12: |