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Dear Sir,  I Recived a line from you at St Eustatia and find. that you had Sold your Cargoe and was to Return back to Guadulupe hope You'll Make Money by it ー I Effected the Insurance you wrote for in N York and now Intend, to Mention to the Underwriters, that You did not Procede on the Voyage no further then St Estatia and that I think it Reasson able the Risque now must be from St Estatia to New London when you Come home but I am Much at a Loss when to Mention of my Opinion of your Returning . . . I hope you'l be Abe to Collect all the Debts that I have Demand  Ship the Effects in Some of my Vissels  The Jin you Shipt home was Seized at New Port and your Bro Bot it at Vendue for 10/6 Sterg p Case and was Obliged to pay the freight he has Shipt it to New York its very Slow Sale. Nothing will Command Cash but Molls and Powder  I am Sir [&c.]