</titleStmt> <publicationStmt> <p>Publication statement goes here.</p> </publicationStmt> <sourceDesc> <p>Source description goes here.</p> </sourceDesc> </fileDesc> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="../encodingDesc.xml"> <xi:fallback> <encodingDesc><p>ERROR: proper <encodingDesc> not found!</p></encodingDesc> </xi:fallback></xi:include> <revisionDesc><change date="2005-08-12" who="#JamesRuchala">transcribed and encoded letter</change> <change date="2005-08-16" who="#JamesRuchala">put in Abbr tags</change> </revisionDesc> </teiHeader> <text type="letter"> <body> <div type="letter"> <pb id="div2"/> <opener><dateline><placeName>Providence</placeName> <date value="1765-08-05">Augt 5th 1765</date></dateline><persName>Mr David Vanhorn</persName> <salute><choice><abbr>Sr</abbr><expan>Sir</expan></choice></salute></opener> <p>our Last to you was of the <date value="1765-07-08">8 <choice><abbr>ult</abbr><expan>ultimo</expan></choice></date> Since which <lb/>have <choice><abbr>Rec'd</abbr><expan>received</expan></choice> none of yours, this Searves only to Inclose you a Letter to <lb/><persName>Capt. Esek Hopkins</persName>, who <del>is now on the <placeName>Coast</placeName></del> we Expect is now or Soon will be on his passage <lb/>to <placeName>Barbadoes</placeName> from the Coast of <placeName>Guinea</placeName> in a <choice><abbr>Brigg</abbr><expan>Brigantine</expan></choice> belonging to us & as the Inclosed <lb/>contain our Instructions to him we Desire you'l forward it by the first Vessel <lb/>bound to <placeName>Barbadoes</placeName>, or if should be no opportunity Right to <placeName>Barbadoes</placeName> within a <lb/>short time , Desire you'l send it the most Direct way in which it may git <lb/>their —</p> <closer><salute>Yours &c </salute> <signed><name>NB&Co</name></signed></closer></div> <pb id="div3"/> <div type="docket"><p>Copy Letter to <lb/><persName>Mr David Vanhorn</persName> <lb/><date value="1765-08-05">Augt 5th 1765</date></p></div> </body> </text> </TEI>