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Honoured Sir

Just as we are dispatching back for your port the Ship Lydia William Andrews Master Bearer hereof has made her safe appearance in our river in 27 days passage the Schooner Marblehead Capt Samuel Dugard ー on which happy Event we most cordially congratulate your good self & as said Master has punctually placed in our hands your very Esteemed & agreable favour of the 18th Ulto with Copy of what you was pleased to write us on the 10th Febry pr Capt Tucker of the Brig Benjamin; we Acknowledge ourselves greatly obliged to your kindness for honouring us with your commands, therefore be pleased Good Sir to assure the Board of Warr, that our most constant atention will be made use of to serve their Interest with the greatest reggard & attachment, accordingly shall Immediatly attend to discharge & land with all possible Expedition the 982. Quints of fish you have been pleased to , consigne us pr Capt Dugard which shall Endeavour to dispose off on the highest ratte that its quality will admitt, tho are not a little sorry to informe you that at present our Markett promisses but poor Encourndgment for the Sale of old fish, on Account of the large Stock still remmaining on hand, as also the advanced Season we are in. . .

We take the liverty to mention to your good self that the good browne Virginea Tobaco is selling at st Sebastians a port only 18 leagues East from ours & where this article has a free admitioni from 38 to 40: Currt dollars Pr hundred & as it is only a day & half's Journey from us, on the Master's advice one of us will atend there at the disposall thereof, good Carolina rice rutles here from 100 to 110 riales pr Quintale, Pittch, Tarr, Turpentine, Whale oyl, Whalebone, Masts yards & Sparrs, are mantained at adventadgeous prices . . .

[P.S.] a Cask of Pitch about 600 lb wt is worth 35 hard dollars . . . [Duplicate ー unsigned]