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I have Wrote by you to Mr Charles Jovett of St Peters with a plan for him to take a Cargo from there to bring here, or to go home to France with you or Otherways, & to take in a Cargo there for this Place, with Orders to Make full Insurance, upon what Interest I may have onbord his Vessel Agst all resques, in eighther passage from St Peters here or, from France here  And In order that he be able to Make Sd Insurance, If he Ingages in eighther the Voyges, You are hereby Desird & Derected, to Deliver him the bill of Exchg I now Debt you for £117.13.9 stg and As much Money from the Credit of My Letr of Credit to you As will Make up £150 stg if so much be wanted, at St Peters or in France, But if the bill or Letr of Cr dont well Ansr the purpose ー You Are to pay him £150 stg In Cash, if wanted as aforesd ー And replace the same with the bill. & Letr of Cr at St Johns or In France ー and for that Purpose You'I Use Mr Jovetts Influence Personally or Lters givg A True Acctg of me as a Mercht wch doubt not but will strengthn my Letr of Cr or the Cred of Rebels so as with them both you'l be Able to replace the Mony or Get the articles you are after to the full Arnot as tho you had the Cash ー But in Case it shod so happen you Should not Apply the bill or pay Any Mony to Mr Jovett, & you[r] Vessel will convenently br[i]ng the [Objects] of[f] the Bill (if it will sell without Delay)  you will Dispose of it for such th[i]ngs as the Cargo, or what will Ansr best & br[i]ng it home Other wise Write Over my Indosment on the bill these words "Pay the Contents to Mr Geo. Hayley Esqr Mercht In London" & forward them In one [Sett] with the Letter of advise two Different ways & bring Me home the 3d Bill ー

If you Should pay Mr Jovett the mony as aforesd you will take sumthing from him in Writing for it as Also his Plan he proposes to pursue

[Endorsed] Recd a fair Copy of the foregoing Instructions from Nichs Brown which We promise to pursue to the best of our Judgmt ー also Recd the Sett of Exchange and the Letter of Credit, as mentioned above ー

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Jon^a Clarke Junr