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offence or trouble to any one. I am
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Your most humble Servant.
J.C.
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To Mr. John Hanbury
Corotomon; Aug.st 31. 1738.
Sir,
When I first began the consignmt. of the small crop belonging to Dr. Nicholas's Estate, I did not Design that it should be attended with any Inconvenience; but now I am fall'n into A Difficulty which I do not well know how to get over without some of your Assistance. Mess.es Oswalds, Merch.t of Glasgow have been very Patient in not demanding 'till now A Judgement they obtained a few years ago this little Estate to two hundered fifty one pounts ten shilling sterling, & as I am very unwilling to send the Tob.o [Tobacco] to any other person I beg the favour of you to pay this sum to these Gentlemen, & to be assured that I shall think myself obliged to repay you the Money in two years from Christmas Next, in case you are not reimbursed in the Mean time by the Remittances I shall make to you on this Estates Accot. I have now sent you Eleven Hhds. (Hosheads/tobacca) in your ship Harrison which bore so good a character at Shockoes, Warehouse that one of the out port Merch.s gave the overseer Eighteen shillings a hund.d cash for his part of the Crop. If I am not deceived they are all very good sweet scented Tob.o [Tobacco] & two of them are stemmed for a tryall. the Land is exceedingly good & I intend to settle another plantation next Winter Come Twelvemonth, which if managed with care, may perhaps produce as Good Tob.o [Tobacco] as I am told you reveive yearly from Mr. Henry Wood, and then there can be no doubt but all incumbrances will be removed. I propose to be at the Expence of Cloaths & Tools for the
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