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            <change date="2005-08-19" who="#AlisonErrico">Transcribed letter</change>
            <change date="2005-08-22" who="#AlisonErrico">Updated slaveRefs etc</change>
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            <opener><dateline><placeName>Providence</placeName> <date value="1761-04-07"><choice><abbr>Apl</abbr><expan>April</expan></choice> 7 1761</date></dateline><salute><persName>Capt Samuel Warner</persName></salute><salute>Sir</salute></opener>
                <p rend="first-indent(1)">You being master of our Sloop
                    <lb/><name>George</name> with our Cargo on board, Our Orders
                    <lb/>to You are that You Imbrace all Oppotunities
                    <lb/>to gain Your Passage to <placeName>Surrinam</placeName> and when
                    <lb/>Arrived there dispose of our Cargo and lay out
                    <lb/>the Nett Proceeds in good melasses and load the
                    <lb/>same on bord your Vessel untill she be full —
                    <lb/>Observing to make your Cask<unclear>s</unclear> of such Bigness
                    <lb/>as will enable you to take on board the graitest
                    <lb/>Quantity she will Stow, or Carry. In the Hold,
                    <lb/>if you should be able to purchase more than
                    <lb/>your Vessel will Stow as aforesaid (of which we
                    <lb/>make no doubt In Case of a Tollerable Sale) then
                    <lb/>we advise to Take some upon Deck we suppose
                    <lb/>near <measure unit="hhd" quantity="20" commodity="molasses">Twenty hhds</measure> may be <choice><abbr>bro't</abbr><expan>brought</expan></choice> there with safety
                    <lb/>provided you are like to get home before winter
                    <lb/>all which must depend upon your prudence
                    <lb/>and Dispach the over plus as <choice><abbr>aforesd</abbr><expan>aforesaid</expan></choice> if any more
                    <lb/>than your Vessel will bring, Ship In good melasses
                    <lb/>if any oppotunity offers for this Colony. If Young
                    <lb/><seg type="slaveRef">male Slaves</seg> from 12 years &amp; upwards can be got at about <measure unit="surinam_guilder" quantity="220" commodity="currency">220
                    <lb/><placeName>Surrinam</placeName></measure> Guilders or under that are likely fellows You are to Purchase
                    <lb/><seg type="slaveRef">Six or more</seg> provided you Come on the Coast in
                    <lb/>good Season. if good Duck can be got at <measure unit="surinam_guilder" quantity="30" commodity="currency">30 <placeName>Surinam</placeName> Guilder</measure>
                    <lb/>or under ? <measure unit="bolt" quantity="1" commodity="duck">Boult</measure> or any other Article that will Answer
                    <lb/>better than bills You may Lay out your over plus
                    <lb/>money there In, But In Case no Oppotunity Offers
                    <pb id="div3"/>to lay out Your Money as aforesaid In that
                    <lb/>Case You'l lay out the same In good Bills of
                    <lb/>Exchange. You'l make all possable Dispach
                    <lb/>while at <placeName>Surinam</placeName> and on Your Return Home
                    <lb/>You are to make <placeName>Tobago</placeName> &amp; Run between that
                    <lb/>&amp; <placeName>Trinedada</placeName> &amp; make the <placeName><choice><abbr>Isd</abbr><expan>Island</expan></choice> of <unclear>Tortegeses</unclear></placeName> <del><gap/></del> after that
                    <lb/>hall over for <unclear><placeName>Porterico</placeName></unclear> &amp; so through between that
                    <lb/>&amp; Hyspaniola &amp; so home at all <del>ways</del> times keeping a
                    <lb/>good lookout in order to shun the Enemie if You
                    <lb/>should be so unfortunate as to be Taken You
                    <lb/>have Liberty to Ransome upon the Best Terms
                    <lb/>You Can for Our Interest
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                <p rend="first-indent(1)">Your Comissions for doing the Buisness
                    <lb/>of the Voyage is to be <measure unit="percent" quantity="5" commodity="rate">five <choice><abbr>?Cent</abbr><expan>percent</expan></choice></measure> for Sales &amp; <measure unit="percent" quantity="2.5" commodity="rate">Two &amp;
                    <lb/>a half <choice><abbr>?Cent</abbr><expan>percent</expan></choice></measure> for Returns and <measure unit="hogshead" quantity="10" commodity="piece">Ten hogsheads</measure>
                    <lb/>which will not hold more than <measure unit="gallon" quantity="110" commodity="unknown">One Hundred Ten <choice><abbr>Galls</abbr><expan>Gallons</expan></choice></measure> each for
                    <lb/>priveledge Home. You are to take Special Care
                    <lb/>of your Vessel that She be <unclear>Graved</unclear> in Season will there
                    <lb/>In <placeName>Surinam</placeName> &amp; open your Lumber port as soon as may be after your arrival &amp; Take all
                    <lb/>possable Care of <choice><abbr>yr</abbr><expan>your</expan></choice> Vessel for her Preservation
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                <p rend="first-indent(1)">You'l give us (Imbracing all Oppotunity) the <unclear>timeliest</unclear> &amp; best Intelligence of
                    <lb/>Your proceedings during the Voyage by Letter;
                    <lb/>In Closing your <choice><abbr>Acct</abbr><expan>Account</expan></choice> of Sayles &amp; Bill of Loading
                    <lb/>that we may be Able to prove our Property In Case
                    <lb/>of Loss. <del>Although</del> In case you should have Certain
                    <lb/>Intelligence before Sailing that <placeName>Martineco</placeName> should be Besieged by An
                    <lb/>English Fleet In that Case nevertheless for the <choice><abbr>aforesd</abbr><expan>aforesaid</expan></choice> order
                    <lb/>upon Returning home Our Will &amp; Orders are that You
                    <lb/>Come to windward of the <choice><abbr>Isds</abbr><expan>Islands</expan></choice> if possable.
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                <closer><salute>Wishing a good Voyage we are &amp;C</salute></closer>
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                <note>A true Copy of my Orders} <del>Text</del> Text
                <lb/><persName><choice><abbr>Saml</abbr><expan>Samuel</expan></choice> Warner</persName></note>
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                <note><persName><choice><abbr>Saml</abbr><expan>Samuel</expan></choice> Warner</persName>s
                <lb/>Orders —
                <lb/>to <placeName>Surinam</placeName></note>
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