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we may Expect it; at least I think we may hope for such a Price as may enable us to take less for our next years Crop, which will be much larger. It has lately been debated among your Friends, whether it would be most for your Interest, that Wilcox should put all his tobo. [tobacco] in to Bradby, which would not have made him above half full; or that Bradby should with some of his Tobacco make Wilcox a full ship, and give the rest to Carl: I gave my Opinion for the latter, which determined Bradby's staying in the Colon County for New Tobacco. Colonel Grymes, Colonel Willis Mr. Burwell, and some others have promised their Assistance to made turn a very early ship; and you my depend on my doing all I can towards it. If the Winter proves seasonable, so that we must[crossed out] can get our Tobo. [Tobacco] stemmed and preped [prepped], I shall think he might sail forwards the last of February. If the Part I have Acted in the determining the ships staying in the Country should be disagreeable to you, I shall be very sorry for it. I gave the best Opinion I could, which I avoided giveing [giving] at all, till I was desired over & over again to do it. I intend by some latter ship to let you know how much of the Pages Tobacco you may expect in her, that you may make such Insurance as you think proper for tho' I take yours to be a very good ship, yet such Caution may be very necessary at that Rough Season of the year.

I am

Sir

Your most Humble Servt. [Servant]

John Carter