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<note target="#b">Strange fish- or alpha- shaped symbol above "Rim" or "Rem"--meaning seems to be "remainder" but how to transcribe/encode fish?</note>
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<body><div type="letter"><pb id="div2"/><opener><persName>Capt. Hopkins</persName><dateline><placeName>Providence</placeName><date value="1765-07-19">July 19th 1765</date></dateline><salute>Sir</salute></opener>
<p>yours of the <date value="1765-05-15">15th May</date> we Recd
<lb/>ye <date value="1765-07-07">7th Inst</date> and observe its contents. Having
<lb/>heard from the <placeName>West Indies</placeName> & <placeName>South Carolina</placeName> of the
<lb/>Price of Slaves and findinding the Markets at
<lb/><placeName>Jamaica</placeName> much better than the other places
<lb/>for the Sale of your Cargo we advise your going
<lb/>Direct for that Island and there dispose of your
<lb/>Cargo for <measure unit="hogshead" quantity="30" commodity="rum">30hhd Rum</measure> <measure unit="hogshead" quantity="8,10" commodity="sugar">8 or 10 hhd Sugar</measure> & <measure unit="bag" quantity="3,4" commodity="cotton">3 or
<lb/>4 Baggs of Cotton</measure> and the <hi xml:id="b"><choice><abbr>Rem</abbr><expan>Remainder</expan></choice></hi> in Cash or good
<lb/>Bills but money full weighted will be five per
<lb/>Cent better than Bills, and Proceed Home
<lb/>without going after Salt, Bring with you <measure unit="person" quantity="5" commodity="slave">five
<lb/>Likely Boys</measure> about 12 or 15 years old for our own use
<lb/>Take care to Cloth them proper for the Season you will
<lb/>be on this Coast. your family and friends are all
<lb/>well
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<closer>we are your assured friends & most Hble Svts <signed><name>NB&Co</name></signed></closer>
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<lb/>Capt Hopkins on
<lb/>the Coast <placeName>Guineay</placeName>
<lb/><date value="1765-07-19">July 19 1765</date></p></div>
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