</titleStmt> <publicationStmt> <p>Publication statement goes here.</p> </publicationStmt><notesStmt> <note target="#signature">I'm not sure what this should be tagged as. Since he's not the author of the above, the closer, salute, signed tags don't quite make sense.</note> </notesStmt> <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="2005-08-16" who="#JamesRuchala">transcribed and encoded orders </change> </revisionDesc></teiHeader> <text type="contract"> <body><div type="letter"> <pb id="div2"/> <opener><dateline><placeName>Providence</placeName> <date value="1763-12-12">December 12th 1763</date></dateline> <persName>Capt Pardon Sheldon</persName> <salute>Sr</salute></opener> <p>You being the Master of our <lb/><name>Sloop Four Brothers</name> with her cargo on bord and ready <del>o</del>for <lb/>the seas Our Orders to you are that you Imbrace the <lb/>first and all opertunitys to gain you Passage to <placeName>Norfolk <lb/>in Virginniy</placeName> on your arival there Inform yourself of <lb/>the Marketts at that and Other Towns <del/> <lb/><del/>Within <placeName>the Bay</placeName> and govern <del><unclear>accordingly in Sellling</unclear></del> <lb/>In Selling <unclear>or exchanging</unclear> your Cargo acorging to What appears Most for <lb/>the Interests of the Voyage you having Liberty to go to any ports <lb/>or places from <placeName>Norfolk</placeName> within <placeName>ye Bay</placeName>, you are to take in <lb/>Return for your Cargo corn and pork in such <unclear>proption</unclear> as <lb/>to Lay your Whole Mony out in them articles so as to fill <lb/>or Load your Vessel Taking Care to put up strong & <lb/>sufficientent shifting bords so that your hold cannot Shift <lb/>to Endanger the Vessel Make all possabal Dispach and <lb/>proceed home to this place your Comision for dewing the Business <lb/>is <del/>Two and half <choice><abbr>? Cent</abbr><expan>percent</expan></choice> on the Sailes and Two and half for <del/> <lb/><del/>Return and privaledge on bord <measure unit="bushel" quantity="50" commodity="corn">Fifty Bushels <lb/>Corn</measure> <del/> or an Equivalent in other articles allowing 5 bushels to <unclear>a ba</unclear> <lb/><del>Take</del>Take particu Care that no more goods be Taken on bord <del/> <lb/>by your Self or people than is agreed for and Stipulated in <lb/>the portage Bill <anchor xml:id="bill"/>* </p><closer><salute>Wishing you a good Voyage we are your friends and owners —</salute></closer></div> <div type="note"><note target="#bill">If you should be Rendered Incapable of Dewing the <lb/>Business of ye Voyage yr Mate <persName>Mr Saml Sterry</persName> is to <lb/>follow the above orders — </note> <note> NB notwithstanding ye above <lb/>orders bring <unclear>20 ba of Live Gees <lb/>Feathers</unclear> if to be got </note> <note>You are <unclear/> to take particular care that <del/>no goods be put on bord your Vessel that will make <lb/>her Liable to Confiscation</note> </div> <div xml:id="signature" type="section"> <p> Recd a copy of the above Orders which I promise to follow</p> <signed><persName>Pardon Sheldon</persName></signed> </div> <div type="note"> <p> The Negro man <persName>Corodon</persName> you are to sell for the most he will Fetch</p> </div> </body> </text> </TEI>