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                    <persName>Capt Hopkins</persName>
               
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                    <placeName>Providence</placeName><date value="1764-12-30">December 30th, 1764</date>
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                <salute>Sr</salute>
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            <p>We have nothing by way of orders to <lb/>write you only that you dew as you shall
                think Best <lb/>for our Interest its an old proberb and we doubt not you <lb/>will
                verify it. Dispach is the Life of Business — 
                <lb/>As for News, <persName>Capt Whipple</persName> we hear Via <unclear><placeName><choice><abbr>Phila</abbr><expan>Philadelphia</expan></choice></placeName></unclear> is arived at 
                    <lb/><placeName>Surranam</placeName> but we have not
                Letters yet. <unclear>
                    <persName>Peter</persName>
                </unclear> saild for <unclear>
                    there
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                <lb/>at ye <date value="1764-12-19">19th <choice><abbr>Inst</abbr><expan>Instant</expan></choice></date> In ye New Sloop, <name>George</name> at ye
                Same Time Ready <lb/>with ye Ship for <placeName>Domincco</placeName> but did not go
                out and we heard was 
                    <lb/>not <del>ye</del> the <date value="1764-12-24">24 <choice><abbr>Inst</abbr><expan>Instant</expan></choice></date>
                Detain'd by Dull &amp; Contrary Wind and in geting 
                    <lb/>up his anchor ye
                    diff Block fell on his Head and hurt him 
                    <lb/>much obligd him
                to go to <placeName>Newport</placeName> to be Dased it being a Sliding blow
                <lb/>he Escapt his Life, ye Skull being noways fractrd is probable he is near well.
                    <lb/><persName>Rufus</persName> is Gone to <placeName>Guardeloup</placeName> in
                    <del>C</del> a Sloop of 
                    <persName>Col. Jos Wanton</persName>
                <lb/>being tired staying at Home. Our Genl Assembly Met here in
                <lb/><del>Old</del> appointed a Committe to address his Majesty on ye
                Imposision <lb/>laid on ye Colony by ye late Act of Parliment adjourned but ye
                    <date value="1764-11-30">last 
                        <lb/>of Nov</date>. When they met approved the
                address and also a <unclear>pia</unclear>
                        <lb/>on ye Rights of ye Colony, Wrote by his Honor ye Gov both which 
                        <lb/>is gone Home. ye <unclear>pia</unclear> being printed here We Inclose you one 
                        <lb/>for
                your Amasement as Allso some newspapers all the Colonys
                <lb/>from <placeName>Philadelphia</placeName> to <placeName>Hamshire</placeName>
                have Remostrated Home against <lb/>ye Late Impositions <del>that</del> we
                hope for a Discontinuation of them 
                        <lb/>your family and friends are well </p>
                        <closer><salute>We <del>a</del> Wish you Health &amp; Success &amp; believe us to be
                your much Esteemd Friend &amp; <choice><abbr>Hble <lb/>Servt</abbr><expan>Humble Servant</expan></choice></salute>
            
                <signed>
                        
                    —<name>NB&amp;Co</name></signed>
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                <p>Ps you will not fail of Making all ye Inquiry you can into the 
                    <lb/>Trade of ye <placeName>Brazil</placeName> perhaps Something may be done there to 
                    <lb/>advantage from this Quarter of ye World</p><closer>
                        <signed>
                            <name>NB&amp;Co</name>
                        </signed>
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