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Mess'rs Johnston & Bennehan Glasgow 30th July 1772
Gent:n Our J A Sen: for reasons mentioned to you in his letter of this date, haveing declined shipping any more Goods for North Carolina on Commission: we therefore take the Liberty to offer our Services to purchase and ship what Goods you may have occasion for from this place for the future, and doubt not but you will hereafter remitt with that punctuality that you have observ'd formerly. We are
Gent:n Your most obed't Serv:ts John & John Alston
To Mess:rs Johnston & Bennehan Orange County North Carolina
of the Brilliant L. D. C }
Messrs. Johnston & Bennehan Nanoemond 31st July 1772
Gent. Yours of 22d Inst. we duly receivd by Turner & Jeffries with 4 hhds tobacco which will gave lookd at and send you the Weights by the Bearer if the Inspector comes early to the Warehouse — There is 5 hhds that you mention being sent that we cant find on the Inspectors Books below you have a Note of them agreeable to the list you sent us, it is not in our power to guess what can have become of them unless the Waggoners carry'd them to some other W.house, the Hhd of Stephen Carolle we imagine is the same hhd that we gave Johnston & Thackston cr. for as there is no such name as Carroll on the Inspectors Books in the Note it is inserted S. Carrde and has been Pickd. the No. is 2466. 715. 110. 605 th youll please enquire of these Gent. if they sent such a hhd if not it must be the same you mention when will give you enforced we are Respectfully Gent
Your Most Oblid Buchanan & Cunison
1 hhd Nkd WM wm. Mcbane / shall enquire of Mr [scratched out] Munro upon his return home
I H 1 Dillo James Howell } Sent by William Welles by your Accd. W R William Reeves Turn over
1772 March 2 I H James Harris } Sent by In. Ford 1 ----- I ---- W E William Tylch ---------------------- Below you have a Note of 4 hhds at your Csr 2hhds Robert Forsyth . . . . . . . . No 2418 .. 815 Nt 2420 .. 760 Nt ------------- 2 hhdr Hugh Wood . . . . . . . . . . . No 2414 . 1025 No 24 16 1059 No ----------------- P.S The Exchange at the Ayen ch or Rather the Meeting of the March was sittl'd at 20 prct. your order in favor Mr. Stablin met due honour ----- there was a Considerable quantity of tobacco offerd at 16/8 but few purchasing even at this low price B & C
To Mess'rs Johnston & Bennehan Merchts Littler River Orange Cty
By Turner }