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Gent 39th April the 18th 1762.

Since my last Letter of the 4th of
Feb.ry, the GOods sent me by the Neptune
are come to hand & contrary to Expectati
=on in very good Order, tho not agreeable
with the Invoice or Shop Notes, for [illegible]
the Paste Buckles or two p.r of [Hors? Thors?]
are not to be found, both which Articles, I
am charged with, the Amount L6.13.-
I will not put you to the troble of shipping
them again, therefore please to give me
Credit for that Sum -- I am Gentlemen
Yrs.&C. Char.s Carter
To. Messrs Concannon & Jorden
Merchants In London.
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Gent May the 30th 1762.

I have just now heard of Capt
Boyes Arrival here, by whose Return
I intend you forty Lhds of Tobacco, therefore
desire you'll insure that Qut in his Ship,
as my Property. to receive ten Pounds clear
Whatever Bills I draw, I flatter myself,
you will punctually comply with - Be pleas'd to
to inclose me by the first Opportunity, an
Acct Curt together with a Policy for the
Insurance of the Tob.o now mention'd, in
both which particulars, you have hither=
=to been very punctual & in so doing must
always give great Satisfaction to your
Correspondents -- I amGent.
M.r Gowath from Rapp. & Merrie from Ja.s River
Yrs&C. Char.s Carter
TO Mess.rs Cary & Company,
Merchants In London
By Capt Gaitskill from Rappahanock.
[written sideways along inner margin:
Copy by Capt [Aust J] Randolph]
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Gent June the 4th 1762.

A few Days ago I receivd a Letter
from Capt John Hylton where
=in he earnestly requests all my Tob.o for y.r
new Ship at Norfolk, which will be soon
ready to take in Tob.o, I therefore desire
you will insure upon that Ship, sixty Lhds
of Tob.o, my Property, to receive ten Pounds