[Baltimore] 29th June 1775
[Extract]
By Capt Camble Via Cork
I wrote you the 24th Inst by Liverpool since then am not favourd with any of yours. [Alexander] Kenedy Got out of the Capes the 2nd of this month so I hope Ere this he has almost Made his passage. you will plase take notice that we have drawn on you for 100 £ Sterl favr of Robt Lisle Esqr and on perusall of the Inclosed acct Courent you will find you are in our Debt 312.2.3. Cury of Course you must think we ware under the necessity of Drawing. You have lists of all outstanding Debts due to you in the Countery, Amtg to 414.1.8. and I do not think there is one bad one, but Carneys 102 in which I think you are fortunate ー You have also Inclosed bill of Loading for 30 barrells flour belonging to a Young Man that was going in the Schooner, but on the bad behavour of the Capt he Quit her, & Consignd the flour to you and its probabell the Young Man will be as soon with you as this letter as he is going in the Same Ship, I was Obliged to Advance him 401 Sterg & take his order on you and now Inclose it to you and have Charged you with it ー You must know that the Villin I got for Master of the Schooner put into Amboy, about the last of May, and remaind there to the 10th Inst I now Inclose you his protest which is by no Manes Sufficient and you Must get him to mend it before you turn him out (as you must put him out) you will find that he has only Mentiond his parting his Cable, which is Wrong as he Cut it, and the Vessell was Aground which he has taken no Notice off. Now to Recover the Value of the Anchor & Cable, he Should have Mentiond the Circumstanced of the Vessell being a Ground, and that he lost the Cable for the preservation of her & Cargo, and you Must Endeavour to get him to Mend it with you. You have Inclosed Stephen Skinners Acct Against the Vessell at Amboy. by which you will find the Carpenters bill to be only 32/ out of the Very Extravigant Expence Green has run the Vessell to there, on which Acct he Could not have been in Much Distress Else his Carpenters bill must have been learger. you have on the back of the Acct my notes, which I beg you May Strictly follow Against him, from the Carpanters Charge you will not only Se[e] the Absurdity of his putting in but the Still Greater Absurdity of his Staying there so long, and Runing the Vessell to Such Expences, however you will Easy Acct for that, when you know that he left his Vessell & went to Philada (70 Miles) for his Wife & Carried her down to Amboy with him, and tho he was well recommended to me ー yet his Behavour has been so bad since he left this, that I must Insist on your putting him out on your Side. Even if the Vessell Looses Something by it, as the first Loss will all ways be the least I have Desired Mr Skinner to Send you all the perticuler Accts that you may be able to Recover if you are Insured. I am fearfull I shall be obliged to Draw on you for 50 £ to pay her out fit but you may be assured I would not do it if I could Avoid it I refer you to G S for further perticulers . . . Green has not mentiond in his protest how he Came by the loss of Sails so as to run to that Extravigant Expence to the Sail Maker, nor any thing About Carrying a way Capt Mulfords Boom ー and if a Man will neglect what is his duty he must pay all the Loss . . .