Baltimore 15th November 1775.
Sir
We wrote you the 11th September last covering Invoice of 50 Barrels Flour to your address, for Sales, and ordering the amount to be remitted to Mr James White Merchant in London in a good Bill of Exchange, we also desired you, if Bills of Exchange could be remitted a 160 PCt. this money, and. you wanted money Paid here, that we would pay your father the Cash for a bill of £500 Sterling ー and we now confirm the above directions. Your father yesterday applied to us to know, if it would be convenient to have £1000 Sterling remitted to London ー We replied in the affirmative and now say if you can procure a £1000 Sterling at the same Exchange, you may remit it to our friend Mr White in London or £500 at any rate of Exchange ー We take the liberty to inclose to your care a Letter for Messrs Gamble and Jones, with directions to pay £6.6.10. on Account of Mr. Jopes and £2.10. on Account of Mr Gamble, this Currency, for which please to give us Credit, we also inclose you a Letter for Mr Bourke of St Croix which pray forward ー wishing you much happiness and great Success ー we are Sir [&c.]
[Endorsed] (a Copy) Jam: Young