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have rendered as good accts this years, in general as ever_ The Marlbro's (last?)Cargo, turning out upwards of L7. on an average, In short to be plain with any old Friend Mr Goore the People here are so exasperated with [crossed out] his ill usage that, I really believe it will not be worth yr while to continue the Tob.o Trade to this Colony any longer, unless the Everton's Cargo (which I expect will not be near compleat brings as much money as any other ships for Liverpoole. Mr Thos Cliffe, is a modest careful young man, he has by my directions waited upon every Correspondence on Rappah River but to very little purpose, for in leiu of the goods, which I dare say he has deliver'd safely he has only rec'd a few hhds of Tobo. from Colo, John Tayloe & myself, [crossed out] Possibly he will meet with better fortune in Potowmack where he is gone with Goods _ [crossed out] I was unlucky enough to have one of my Bales of linen thrown overboard just before my Door, but it was an Accident Cliffe could not avoid & I hope [crossed out] you will say nothing to him abt it. I have got in out of the water, and expect the damage is not worth mentioning _ where I have a once made acquaintance and Connections, I am [illegible] them, but sir how can I possibly live upon L4 a hhd; I cannot accuse myself of Extravagence in any article of Life, nor has any man in Virga a right to be so be so where our Estate's are so [illegible] even if [crossed out] his income shall come to a good [illegible], on the contrary, I find with all the frugality [crossed out] may even [illegible]. I cannot keep our Debt_owning to the extreme mean Price of Tobo. a great part of which you have [crossed out] the quality of it generally appears well when open'd in the Country_ when I wrote for Goods by that cursed Noble little anthony I expected everyday to recieve from you, the goods sent for, the Char before [illegible the fly Capt Seat but as they were not sent, [illegible] obliged so buy in the Country for my People could not do without cloaths and therefore I didn't expect you would coply with both Invoices by the Everton, however [crossed out] as I have now got a double [illegible] upon hand, I shall not be at the expense of importing any more this [illegible] and am satisfied that you sent them_ I have [shift?] only six hhds of [stem'd?] Tobo. by Capt Ashburn which is the smallest quanitity, you have ever [once'd] from me since I came of age they are light and the quality of the four but mean, being [under?] the other two, are good & the whole sweetscented, so that I hope [illegible] bring a tolerable Price _ I have many reasons for not sending you more Tobo. this year, In the first place, I have us encouragement from my [illegible] of sales, secondly, I was so unfortunate as not to [illegible] half a crop & in the third place