We refer you to our Sundrey favours that we wrote Mr Titcomb. we now Inclose you Sales of oil p Harding
² Invoice of flour by Him & your Acct Courent by Which you will See you fall a little in our Debt. which ballance we have Carried to the Debit of Mr Titcomb, as he and us has on[e] Acct unsetled. Captn Hardin was Clear the 24th and Sailed the 25th and we hope will get Safe to you. he would not have been here more than two days, if the Ice had not prevented his getting up, and his running on shore to Escape the Tender that Espied him Obliged him to hieve down which also delayed him. the Vessell being so small, you will see we ware obliged to put in half barrels of flour & Kegs of Bread: to make Stoage. Else She would have Carried very little which we hope will please. the half Barrels make it Come higher. however we hope its as low as any Cargo that was purchased at the time it was, tho we know if we had been ten days longer in the purchase, it would have been trifle less, but as thers little Dependance in the weather on the Breaking up of the frost, we ware fearfull least the Roads would get bad and of Course none would Come in; the Certificate you Sent would Bearly do. if you send a vessell here again, Get your Certificate, Signd by several noted members of your Commatt[e]e, and your town Seal to it and let mention of that the manor men that sends the Vessell, and also the Captn are friends to amarica and may be intrusted to Load &c Such Vessell; we got your vessell Loaded at the present without Stoppage but you may Depend our Committee will be very Exact hereafter You must Send us a Certificate of the Discharge of the Cargo with. you Signd by Several members of your Commattee. if the vessell arives or in Case of Loss, Captn and sailors protest, as the Security we give to that purpose flour /11/6 a 12/6 [Ex] 70.
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