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merchant Silas Richards, whose name
is honourd by an elegant Packet
Ship, of New York – They were
natives of Conecteticut.— After
a second breakfast, went down
to the counting house of Cropper
Benson & C^o 31 Paradise St, and
had a little touch of style to
amuse the eye: Their business being
on so small a scale, having only
about eight & thirty clerks, runners &c
it was an easy matter to see
this ` is all. Here I made up
the packages you have perhaps receiv^d
and wrote some additional ones,
by the "W^m Thompson", which sailed
that even^g, and here I met with
James Ryley, to whom I had a
letter from FT of NY, which I delivered
and was pressed to make my
home at his house.– This kindness
was also manifested by James &
his Son Jn^o Cropper, but not being
certain of my stay, declined them
for the present – From this place
I went to the "Adelphi Hotel" to
call upon C & RL whom I found
in Splendid quarters – at least