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(Copy original P Seymor²)

Have now to advise you of sending my Brother out in a small Schooner with load Bread & flour saild 19 Inst for Hispaniola in order to engage a peceil³ of Powder also to sell his goods there if in demand, if not to proceed for Kingston & there to put the Cargo under your care provided you have complyd with my request 8 ult. ー Also to take on board a quany of Coffee & if Powder to be had at Kingston he will take it on board there ー in which case he need not stop at Hispan for any on his return here ー I observe what you say in regard to Coffee & shoud my Brother not be with you when this gets to hand request you will imediately purchase 50 or 60,000 wt on our Joint accounts but expect you will be able to get it for 42/6 to 45/ a price that I am offerd any Quany. at from Kingston in letter receiv'd P Seymour & expect it will be still lower by the time this is with you ー great care must be taken to have it green and of a good Qualy. clear of Black Grains ー my Brother is to go down for Kingston whether he sells his cargo in Hispaniola or not in order to take in Coffee some Hides & some Beet sugar in order to conceal the Powder also to get a regular clearance for Philad ー but if any accident has befell him on his passage out I shale [have] time for your answer to this before the winter Setts in, and I may send a small vessel on purpose for this coffee and as much Powder as tis Possible to procure, & if no oppoy to advise me in time you can charter a small vessel for the purpose ー but it must be a good one & well found to come on this coast in the winter of this shall write you more fully in the course of a few days, it will be well worth our attention to endeavor to get in Some Powder here after 10th Sepr the Nt proceeds of which the Congress will permit me to export, in our produce to which market I please ⁴ ー my expectations of getting Powder in here, which will enable me to ship of our produce after 10th Sepr at abot half the price is bears at present has in some measure made me decline speculating in the manner I advised you I shoud, but refer you to my Brother for the principal reason ー shoud the Jam. Packet arrive in time shall put a valuable cargo on board her & if not till after the 10th shall retain her here till I have some Powder come to hand which expect will be latter end of Septemr unless I am disappointed ー and if I am shall retain her here untill the arrival of my Brother which expect you will endeavor to make Soon as Possible ー , . . . refer you to my Brother & the inclosed papers for Political News . . .