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Dear Sir I am favord with yours of July 10th & am much obliged by the consignmt of 4 hhds of Tobo P Roman for which I hope shortly to transmit you satisfactory sales
You will in all probability be a gainer by the Tobo you have left in the Country of the old crop, since there is almost an absolute certainty of the price rising greatly here upon yr exportation stoping in Septr, which I presume...
Date: 15 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
According to my promise by Capt Brown I now transmit you sales for 4 hhds Tobo recd P the Friendship Roman Nt procds £35.14.1 to yr credt which must prove satisfactory, as I have no doubt of their being much better than what you have recd for Tobo last year. As I apprehended, the price here has risen considerably so that what you send home this year will come to a fine market, therefore shall be...
Date: 15 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
On the 2nd Inst. I arrived at this place, after passing through a great deal of delightful Country, covered with grass, (although the Season has been dry) in a very different manner to what our Lands in Virginia are.
I found a mixed multitude of People here, under very little discipline, order, or Government. I found the enemy in possession of a place called Bunker's Hill, on Charles Town Neck,...
Date: 27 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
So little has happened since the date of my last, that I should scarce have given you the trouble of reading this Letter, did I not imagine that it might be some satisfaction to you to know that we are well and in no fear or dread of the Enemy. Being, in our own opinion at least, very securely Intrenched, and wishing for nothing more than to see the Enemy out of their strong holds, that the...
Date: 10 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
I have also, finding we were in no danger of a visit from our Neighbours, fitted, and am fitting out, several Privateers with Soldiers (who have been bred to the Sea) and have no doubt of making Captures of several of their Transports, some of which have already fallen into our hands laden with Provisions.
Date: 13 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2