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        <body><div type="letter"><pb id="div2"/><opener><persName>Capt. Hopkins</persName><dateline><date value="1765-07-20">July <del>19</del> 20th 1765</date><date value="1765-08-03">Aug 3d</date></dateline> ⅌ <persName>Jos Tilling</persName> <dateline><placeName>Providence</placeName></dateline><salute>Sir</salute></opener>
            <p>yours of the <date value="1765-05-15">15th May</date> from <placeName>Bassan</placeName> we <choice><abbr>Recd</abbr><expan>received</expan></choice> ye <date value="1765-07-07">17th</date> and observe its Contents
                <lb/>We wrote you by <persName>Capt. Bushlin</persName> to <placeName>Barbadoes</placeName> of the <date value="1765-0604">4th of
                <lb/>June</date> <seg type="slaveRef">advising your going to <placeName>South Carolina</placeName> rather
                <lb/>than <placeName>Jamaica</placeName> in case you did not sell your slaves at <placeName>Barbadoes</placeName></seg> 
                <lb/>but as <seg type="slaveRef">we have had advise from <placeName>Carolina</placeName> of ye <date value="1765-07-01">first
                <lb/>Instant</date> when that markett wass so Glutted that slaves
                <lb/>would not sel for money or Bills at hardly any rate</seg>
                <lb/>and <seg type="slaveRef">from <placeName>Jamaica</placeName> of the <date value="1765-06-15">15th June</date> when the price
                <lb/>wass <measure unit="lsd" quantity="32,33l" commodity="currency">£32 or £33 STG</measure> by the Cargo Therefore we 
                <lb/>Recommend if you can <del/> get <measure unit="lsd" quantity="28l" commodity="currency">£28 STG</measure> for 
                <lb/>your well slaves Round at Barbadoes to sell
                <lb/>there</seg> and Lay out the Neet proceads in <measure unit="hogshead" quantity="30" commodity="rum">30hhd
                <lb/>Rum</measure> <measure unit="hogshead" quantity="8,10" commodity="sugar">8 or 10 hhd of Sugar</measure> &amp; <measure unit="bag" quantity="3,4" commodity="cotton">3 or 4 baggs of Cotton</measure>
                <lb/>the Remainder in full weight Money or Good
                <lb/>Bills of Exchange observing that money full Wt is better by about <measure unit="percent" quantity="5" commodity="rate">5 <choice><abbr>⅌Ct</abbr><expan>percent</expan></choice></measure> than Bills and proceed home without
                <lb/>giving yourself the Trouble of Loading with Salt
                <lb/><seg type="slaveRef">But if your Slaves Should be in good Order and
                <lb/>you Cannot git that price proceed to <placeName>Jamaica</placeName> and there
                <lb/>dispose of them for the same pay</seg> and proceed home
                <lb/>bringing with you <measure unit="person" quantity="5" commodity="slave">five likely boys</measure> for our
                <lb/>use at 13 or 15 years old — which you must
                <pb id="div3"/>Clothe there suitable to ye Season you will come <del/>
                <lb/>on this Coast in,  Notwithstanding what we have
                <lb/>advise if you think any other port in the <placeName>West Indies</placeName>
                <lb/>will do better Considering all the Risque you
                <lb/>are at full Liberty to go and Inshort do
                <lb/>by Vessel and Cargo in that Respect as if she wass
                <lb/>your own. As we shall be much in want of 
                <lb/>Cash in <date value="1765-11">Novemb</date> to pay for our stock of Headmatter
                <lb/>If you can forward us <del/> any part in money or Bills as far
                <lb/>as 1/2 the amount of ye Slaves in that month or sooner if
                <lb/>possable it will be of such Infinite Service to us that we
                <lb/>had Rather than for ye Sake of small prospect of gain by
                <lb/>prolong <del><unclear>Ongoing</unclear> ye voyage</del> the time of your Remittance you
                <lb/>should hasten the Remitance as fast as Possable
                <lb/>Incase (after providing for the remittance aforesaid)
                <lb/><del>you can get</del> Rum Sugar or Cotton is to be got at
                <lb/>moderate prises and you can get more for the slaves
                <lb/>to be paid for in produce you may Take more
                <lb/>of the articles afforesaid or such of them as will best
                <lb/>answer at ye prises below <unclear>prefixt</unclear>. your family &amp;
                <lb/>friends are all Well and  </p>
                <closer><salute>We are Sir your most
                <lb/>assured friends &amp; Able Svts</salute>
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        Jamaica Rum 3s <unclear>Lawful Money</unclear>
    <lb/>Barbadoes — 2s<gap extent="1 number"><desc>hole</desc></gap>
        <lb/>Sugar 38s to 45s good Cotton 2s
        <lb/>Dollerprice here
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                <p>Copy of Let to <persName>Capt 
                    <lb/>Hopkins</persName> in <placeName>Barbadoes</placeName>
                <lb/><date value="1765-07-20">July 20 1765</date></p>
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