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Coming up almost once in three or four days to carry down the Ships, or sending an Express, by which I might have sent down my own Boat to have brought them up without any Expence at all, he carried them round to Potomack, and the first notice I had of it was from my Wife, who returned last Tuesday [S?]'ennight from Avisit to Col. Lee's lady, and had been told by the Col. that ten slaves had been Consigned to me in the Liverpool Mercht. and that he desired I would order some person to recieve them at the Ship. upon which I immediately dispatched two of my servants to bring them to this place well knowing that they could not otherwise be sold to any advantage. Col. Lee having one Ship in potomack, Captain Denham another in Rappahanock, & Col. Taylor in daily Expectation of two more. If I could have known that any of them had been dead, I should perhaps have order'd them down to my house on Rappahanock, but without that I acted as I judged for the best, my servants not being returned to me, I am not able to give you any accot. of them. If you think proper to send me a Consignment from Gambia, or the Gold Coast, I would do all I could to serve you, though really I cannot promise any Great matters, as the prices of Negroes now are. If they are choice fine slaves, some of the best of them might perhaps go off at twenty pounds sterling a head, allowing some Credit; but those who pay so as to have the Money as Bills remitted by the Ship will not care to give above Eighteen. Men-boys, and Women-girls, as the [cant?] name is, are most in demand, but it is best to have a Mix'd cargo to hit all humours. I can't see why the Masters of Ships will bring Old Men & old women which must be the same Expense in the passage, & must be sold in A Manner as the Buyers please. I shall make no Difficulty to pay the Captain's Note, tho' the Number of slaves should be less than when he
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