Letter

1 August 1779

Messrs Sarjents Chambers & Co

Gent |leme| n
I wrote you the Bulls covering the Hercules Dan Bire on Lacoudre & Cuidire of Amsterd |am|
for £250 stlg & hope your next will advise their accept |ance| on London.
I now have to inclose Hen Abbott on Marsh & Creed for £92.12.0 stlg w |hi| ch youl please to
present for accepta |nce| & when paid pass to my Credit for w |hi| ch purpose I've endorsed it.
I have likewise to request youl purchase two half tickets in the present lottery and
forward 'em to me in your next. I am respectfully Gent |lemen| your mo |st| Obed |ient| Serv |an| t

Letter

10 August 1779

Mr Henry Norris

Sir
Yours of the 8 instant is before me wherein you say the people hold of buying
Since the arr |iva| l of the W |es| t india Fleet in expectation of the qty of Cotton therein reducing
the price, The general opinion of merchants here are that Cotton will keep its price &
that shoud Grenada & Curiaco share the fate of St Vincent it must advance greatly, these
two Isl |an| ds they look upon as already gone & are in great fear for Tobago, St Kitts & Severall
others in this case where must Cotton come from. I see Cotton Plantations in Jam |aic| a
are cheiffly turnd to Sugar Cane & the cheiff of what we've of late had from thence
has been St Domingo & as all trade from thence to our Isl |an| ds is put a stop too & I think
we may now conclude that the Captures of St Domingo Ships are pretty much over. I
woud ask if such Cotton be necessary for some manufactures where must it come
from & further its my opinion lett the quantity of Cotton lately imported be what it may,
if we shoud have a certain Acco |un| t of the first mentiond Islands being taken people
woud not know what to Ask for Cotton notwithstanding woud have you Sell
on best terms you can and for reasons beforemention'd, Mr Brocklehurst & Mr Watson
for the Preston manufactory are now here but I believe neither of 'em have yet
been able to make any Purchases I am respectfully Sir Your Mo |st| Obed |ient| Serv |an| t

Letter

18 August 1779

Mr Edward Myers at Mrs Forbes' Church Street

D |ea| r Sir
I this day reced the £10 for your Bill on Roberts w |hi| ch I've made up in a Small
paper parcell directed for you. he made some apology & Said it ought to have been
remitted sometime ago.
This L |e| tter & the £10 Intend to beg the favour of Mr Geo Drinkwater
to take the trouble of handing to you. The family joyns in respectfull compliments to
you Mr & Mrs Myers & Mr Robert with Dear Sir
Your Mo |st| Obed |ien| tServ |an| t

Letter

24 August 1779

Messrs Sarjent Chambers & Co Monday 6 Sep |tembe| r

Gent |lemen|
My last was the 1 inst since w |hi| ch I am favourd w |i| th yours of the 2 |n| d &
5 inst advising the accepta |nce| of Dan Bizer bill for £250 & Abbotts for £92.12-
w |hi| ch 2 half tickets inclosed for w |hi| ch you have my thanks & have used it £14.5-
for the same - Inclosed is three Bills vi |delice| t Clarke & Sons on Hallidays
Duntze Praed & Co due 2d Sep |tembe| r for £50 - Lowtheron Bevan due 7 Sep |tembe| r £200 -
Edensors & Co on W |illia| m Edensor & Co due 15 Sep |tembe| r £50- these 3 Bills being So near
due I thought it best to remitt to you & draw upon you at a longer date.
I am respectfully Gent |leme| n Your Mo |st| Obed |ien| t Serv |an| t

Letter

| Per the Ann Ca |ptain| Hornby |

28 Aug |us| t 1779

Mr Edw |ar| d Forbes Dublin

Sir
Inclosed you're Bill of Lading for 9 hhds St Kitts Sugar Shipt on the
Sloop Ann John Horn by Mas |te| r to your address in the Sale of w |hi| ch I make no
doubt youll use your endeavour for my intrest. In the month of Octo |be| r I shall
have occasion to supply a friend of mine with a little money in Dublin that
if you can Sell these Sugars for Cash or short credit to a Safe chap woud do
well; youll please to return Certificate for these 9 hhds & the 26 hhds w |hi| ch my son
Ships on this vessel the Ann to me. I am Sir Your Mo |st| Obed |ien| t Serv |an| t
Shall very much obliged to you if youl purchase the undermentiond tickets
in your lotterys for me Vizt 2 in the Excha |nge| Scheme, 3 in the Weavers & 3 in the Canal
& send 'em to me by return of Capt Hornby.
18 Sept wrote a few lines advising the advance of the Sugars here