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Could a Vessell be got at present for your port we would ship your Seacond Cargo of Wheat, for two reasons. the first is from the letters we formerly wrote you Quoting the prices will prevent your Chartering a Vessell ー the Seacond is the Certainty of our ports being shut here (by our own Consent) soon. will prevent the supplys going to you that otherwise would & of Course a Seacond Cargo would answer with you but we are fearful it will not be in our power to get a Vessell for your port as the[y] are scarce at present . . . Our Congress are now Sitting & the probabillity of our ports soon being shut makes prices keep up as every person that has a Ship here are pushing to get her away