Gentlemen

We wrote you the 26th Ulto inclosing Henry Kellys Bill on Wooldridge & Kelly of London for £ 200 Stg  since which and indeed for Several Months Past are without any of your favours, which is very disagreeable. hope you'l in future be more Punctual. ー

Our Ship Sidney the other day Arrived from Nice. and it seems the Young man Who took the Command of her after Capt [Thomas] Drysdale's Death has obligd Veirn & Vellon to Whom She was addressed to pay him the freight Altho: we give Express orders it Should be remitted you, the Young Man says he Left £271 ..9..0 Sterlg Part of the freight with St Pierre & Sauvaigue Merchts. at Nice to be remitted you, which if not done you'l Please write them Pressingly to do it. You'l Also we make no doubt take the Necessary Steps to recover of the underwriters the Loss Sustained at Gibraltar &c on this unlucky Voyage both on the Ship & Cargo. we Shall now have but few opportunities of writing you therefore rely on your friendship in doing every thing [in] your Power for our Interest both in regard of the Ship Sidney, and every other Ship or Cargo we wrote you About ー²

We have this day drawn on you in favor of Mr John Hadfield Junr of Manchester for £3.5.4 Stg. to Close our Accot with him. hope you will honor this Bill. ー Inclosed you have Two Bills Amounting to £79..7..1 Sterlg as at the bottom Wch When paid Pass to our Credit ー

we are Gentlemen [&c.]

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