</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="2005-08-11" who="#AlisonErrico">Transcribed document</change> <change date="2005-08-17" who="#AlisonErrico">Made changes from internal review</change> <change date="2005-08-19" who="#AlisonErrico">Updated measures and slave references</change> </revisionDesc></teiHeader> <text type="contract"> <body> <div type="section"><pb id="div2"/> <opener><dateline><placeName>Providence</placeName> <date value="1759-01-02"><choice><abbr>Jan.</abbr><expan>January</expan></choice> 2d 1759</date></dateline></opener> <p><choice><abbr>Rcd</abbr><expan>received</expan></choice> of <persName>John Brown</persName> <measure unit="piece" quantity="5" commodity="weapons">five Small arms</measure> and <measure unit="barrel" quantity="1" commodity="rum">one bbl Rum</measure> marked <lb/>1 B.No.1. Which am to Dispose of On the Cost of <placeName>Afryca</placeName> on <choice><abbr>Acct</abbr><expan>account</expan></choice> <lb/>of the said <persName>John</persName>, for the Most I Can, and with the Neet <lb/>proceds to purchess <seg type="slaveRef">one <del><gap/></del> Likely Negrow Boy</seg> about 13 or 14 <lb/>Years Old. if there be a Suffitiency, or if more then anough for <lb/>that to Lay the Remaind out in What I Shall think will <lb/>best answer the said <persName>John</persName> </p> <closer><signed><persName>William Earle</persName></signed></closer> </div> <div type="note"> <p>he is to have <measure unit="percent" quantity="20" commodity="rate">20 <choice><abbr>⅌Ct</abbr><expan>percent</expan></choice></measure> Commition</p> </div> </body> </text> </TEI>