done it purely for your Interest I hope you'l not censure me as it is your good I have in view. By the unfortunate accident which happened to the Hope there were 85 Hhds much wet. however upon opening them and separateing the wet from the dry there were 63 of dry seed and the twenty two filled 25 Hhds which I sold at 425 per Cask payable in 4 Months to one of our Oil Mills. Indeed what seed I have sold is payable 3 and 4 Months and it went at £3. to £3.5 per Hhd as by our Policys F[lax] Seed pays no averige under 5 per Ct. Ct. I did not therefore sell the damaged at auction as is usualy done, but took with it the method I have mentioned by so doing I served you, or the underwriters if you are insured. I had the 85 Casks survey'd by Captain Rathbone and Mr. Norris that in case of need they can certifie it. the Protest Captain Gyles carries with him. there would not have been any [of] your Seed unsold, had it been as well cleaned as what I had from Providence, or what Captain Handy brought, which the Country people run upon in prefference: this circumstance should induce you to be exceedingly careful to have the Flaxseed well cleaned nor did yours look so bright, and upon enquiry I find the reasonis, that you fann your Seed before you run it through the Bolt which is very rong, as the Fann should be the last operation. to this I request your attention. it is the method they practice in Newyork and it is the cleanest that comes here. I remain most respectfully, Gentlemen, Your Most Humble Servant, EDWARD FORBES P. S. Captain Gyles delivered a barrel more then was in his bill ladeing. My advices from Newry today is they continue selling there at 60/ and at Derry their Sales have not yet commenced they however arrived there 10,400 Hhds which is 1000 Hhds more then their annual sales tho have no doubt they will sell all as I am certain the Country will sow more this year by 4 or 5000 Hhds then they did the last. April 12th. All the Seed I had here is sold and on Satur day I go for to spend a few days in the Vicinity of Droghed when I shall attend to the sale of hats there. I am truely yours [Endorsed,] Per the Happy Return Captain Iring. E. FORBES HEWES AND ANTHONY TO CHRISTOPHER CHAMPLIN Dear Sir, YOUR esteemed favors of the 19th and 24th ultimo are to hand. when our People begin to drink Punch, we will try what can be done with the Arrack and Schrub, as yet we have no Encouragement. We have been with Mr. Morris respecting the ship. he will agree to load her with Tobacco, on the same Terms, he has taken up several others, vizt. 36 Livers per hhd Freight, and one Liver per hhd to the Captain in lieu of Primage. he has a large quantity of Tobacco ready in Virginnia and has no doubt of giving her immediate dispatch, tho he will not subject himself to pay Demurage, and you must allow thirty working days for the delivery of the Tobacco in France. if you conclude to send the ship, Mr. M. wishes to have the earliest Notice, and you must instruct the Captain to call on Messrs. Harrison Nicolls & Co. at Portsmouth; for orders. it is probable she will load there. this being the needful we conclude Your Obedient Servants HEWES AND ANTHONY LANCHON FRÈRES ET CE. TO CHRISTOPHER CHAMPLIN L'Orient, 25th April, 1787. Sir, ON the 20th December last we had the honor of addressing you by Circular in giving you the prices of our Market, which have varied but little since that time, except in the Articles of Teas and peper that have rais'd about 10 per Ct. the first of them, owing to one of the Company's Ships having missed last Year her Voyage to China, which will cause a less Quantity to arive this. And there has also arived less peper this year in Europe than was expected. Although we have since the above none of your esteem'd Letters, we will not let any Opportunity escape us whereby we can recall ourselves to your remembrance, and repeat that we are ever devoted to your and your friends Commands. In expectation of them we remain with distinguished Sentiments of regard and respectfully, Sir, Your Most Oved Ht. Servents. Lancbun frern La P. S. Should Captain Rathbone Commander of the Ship Mary, owned by George Gibbs Esqr. of your port, stay's a day or two longer we shall furnish you with fresh prices current. Sir, WILLIAM WILLCOCKS TO CHRISTOPHER CHAMPLIN Cork, 28th April, 1787. I REFER you to the Circular letter of my late Partnership, adviseing its dissolution, am about forming another, and my Son is to be one of the House, which he justly merits, from his long experience and attention, when finally agreed on, you shall be informed. in the interim I do business under my present firm, and will be extremely thankful for the favor of your Commands, which shall be attended to with all diligence. good Barrel Staves are worth £7 per M. a Cargo arrived to my late firm yesterday from Philadelphia, for which I expect that price. the same Vessel brought in about 40 Tuns of Pitch, Tar and turpentine, which will be tedious in the sale. Flaxseed 58 to 60/ per hhd. first quality PotAshes 30/ per Ct. Virginia Tobacco 13 to 15d per lb. Deer skins about 15d, in little demand, and Oak Timber 60 to 70/ per Tun, slow sale. I am respectfully, Sir, Your humble Servant WILL: WILLCOCKS When I was in Dublin the begining of last Month, I had the pleasure of meeting Captain Sheffield, Captain Rathbone and other Gentlemen from your Neighborhood, at my good friend Mr. Edward Forbes'. Sir, MOSES M. HAYS TO CHRISTOPHER CHAMPLIN Boston, April 30th, 1787. YOUR favor of the 26th lays now before me. I have communicated its contents to the underwriters, who would sign a Policy were it now before them at 6 per cent. for the risque you mentioned on the Brig Elizabeth, and not under, and if nothing happens to alter their opinion, by the time I may here from you again the Premium will I suppose be the same, tho' underwriters never hold themselves bound to write at any certain Premium unless the Policy is immediately filled up. I feel much for your situation, respecting publick matters. Perhaps they may mend soon; We have no Paper money underwriters. No Business is done at the Treasury occasioned by the death of our late Treasurer.1 a new one is appointed, and Business will soon take place, when I shall be able to tell you, how your Interest on Consolidated notes can be obtained, I am with respect Your Hble Servant, M. M. HAYS 1 Thomas Ivers was Treasurer of the Commonwealth in 1787 and Alexander Hodgdon in 1787-88. BROTHERS DE BAUQUE TO CHRISTOPHER CHAMPLIN Gentlemen: Dunkirk, 8 May, 1787. WE We are favoured with your esteemed of 10th March, since our last respects of the 20th do. to which we refer: we are sorry to observe the bad state of your Market for our hemp and iron, that it had not been in your power to command any Money for either; the Prices in Russia and through the whole Baltic are soo greatly advanced for the Hemp, that we have a great expectation to hear from you soon in much better terms. we desire the favour to clear that shipment with all speed: We have honoured your Draft for £120 St. and it shall timely be paid, the amount carried to your debit. We observe the Carpenters were to begin the Repair of the Dauphin. we shall be glad to receive your further advises concerning her situation and the Period you esteem the ship shall be ready to return: we are well persuaded that you shall care our interests as your own and we rely entirely on you for all the Particulars concerning that Matter. we are respectfully, Gentlemen: Your most obedient Servants, BROTHERS DE BAUQUE EDWARD FORBES TO SAMUEL FOWLER AND Gentlemen, Dublin, 15 May, 1787. To close a most unfortunate Concern in the Brig Fame, Aaron Sheffield, Master, (formerly the Queen of France) inclosed you have my Power of Attorney to dispose of my one fourth of her on arrival after discharging her Cargo from Copenhagen at Rhode Island, and in Conjunction with the other Owners in Rhode Island namely Mr. Welcome Arnold, Coll Samuel Ward and Samuel Vernon Junior, finally to settle all accounts with Captain Sheffield, and you'll be pleased to concur with the said Gentlemen in sending the |