Colonial North America: Baker Library

of Mr. William Sword, we have Sent him Bills for part of their Cost, & Directed him to Draw on you for the Remainder, whose Bills you will please to honour & Charge to our Acco[un]tt.

We Inclosed you Copy of a Letter Rec'd from Isaac Carneau Mas[te]r of Ship Adventure, who is Arriv'd in West Indies, but no prospect of Disposing of the Ship, we Refer to his Letter. By very next oppor[tunit]y will Send you her Acco[un]tts.

You have Sent no Acco[un]tt Sales of the Oyle by Jacobson & Jarvis. Hope you will be able to Dispose of the Whale Fins to a Profit, the Sale of the Oyle by the Boston Packett [shink?] is a good Beginning. Pray send us our Acco[un]tt Curr[en]tt.

We can't add now, but that we are with Esteem,

Gent[leme]n Your most Obed[ien]t Serv[an]ts

[right margin, vertical] By Capt Gardner Via Bristol By Capt Baker D[itt]o

You will please to pay to Messrs Devonshire &Reeve of Bristol £187.11.5 Sterl[in]g Balla[nce] of our Acco[un]tt, we have wrote them to Draw on you for that Sum w[hi]ch place to our Acco[un]t

Messrs Jona[than] Barnard & Co.

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Boston April 2d 1764

Gent[leme]n

Your's of Nov[embe]r 10th came to hand only a few days ago, note the Contents ~ This is just to Desire you will Draw on Messrs Jona[than] Barnard & Co. of London for £187.11.5 Sterl[in]g, being Balla[nce] of our Acco[un]tt Due to you, we have wrote those Gent[leme]n to honour yo[u]r Drafts after w[hi]ch please to Send our Acco[un]tt Curr[en]tt.

We are in hopes of our Goods from you early; we can't add but that We are Gent[leme]n Your most hum[ble] Serv[an]ts

Messrs Devonshier & Reeve

[right margin, vertical] By Capt Gardner By Capt Baker

---------- Boston April 6th 1764

Gent[leme]n

We haue wrote you already by this Ship of 2 d Ins[tan]t since which we haue Rec'd your fav[ou]r of 30th Dec[embe]r and Note the Contents. Observe you had made near full Insur[an]ce on the Boston Packett; you Say nothing of the Ship, Master, nor indeed any thing about her, should have been Glad to have known the Character of Mr Coffin, & whether you should like to Continue him in the Ship, of w[hi]ch you are Silent ~ The Schooner from Nantuckett Sailing to your place with Oyle was very unlucky, most especially as it fetched so great a price, as it may be a means of their Continuing that method, besides keeping up the price of Oyle here. Capt Folger did all he could to prevent her Sailing, but they were Determin'd upon it.