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        <body><div type="letter"><pb id="div2"/><opener><dateline><placeName>Providence</placeName> <date value="1794-11-29">November 29. 1794</date></dateline> <persName>Capt Martin Benson</persName>
            <salute>Sir,</salute></opener>
            <p>You being master of our <name>Ship Charlotte</name> now ready
            <lb/>loaded with a good Cargo for the Coast of <placeName>Africa</placeName>. our
            <lb/>Instructions are. that you proceed immediately to the 
                <lb/>Windward part of the <placeName>Coast</placeName> &amp; <seg type="slaveRef">dispose of your cargo for such
            <lb/>articles as you think will be most for our Interest (excepting
            <lb/>Slaves)</seg> &amp; come directly home to us with a <measure unit="load" quantity="1" commodity="salt">load of Salt</measure>
            <lb/>from the <placeName>Cape de Verd Islands</placeName> if you can get there — as
            <lb/>you have been a long time acquainted with the business
            <lb/>of the Coast. we shall depend entirely on you &amp; therefore
            <lb/>make our Instructions Short. but in case of accident
            <lb/>to yourself your Chief mate <persName>Mr Peleg Almy</persName> is to
            <lb/>conduct the Voyage. and Dispose of the Cargo
            <lb/>for our best Interest —</p>
            <p>You will attend to procure Certificates
            <lb/>for landing the Rum &amp;c. that we may receive the
            <lb/>Drawback. Wishing you a prosperous
            <lb/>&amp; agreeable Voyage</p>
            <closer><salute>We are Sir
            <lb/>your friends &amp; owners</salute>
            /signed/ <signed><name>B B &amp; Ives</name></signed></closer></div>
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                <p>Copy Instructions to
            <lb/><persName>Master Benson</persName> to
            <lb/>serve in case of <unclear>haizes</unclear>
            <lb/>troubling him on his
            <lb/>passage to or from
            <lb/><placeName>Africa</placeName> <date value="1794-11-29">Nov. 29. 1794</date></p></div>
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