Bright, Baillie & Bright letter to James Withers, 1782 December 7

Bright, Baillie & Bright letter to James Withers, 1782 December 7

Bright, Baillie & Bright, Bristol, England, letter to James Withers, London, England, dated December 7, 1782. The firm writes that it has received letters from James Baillie & Cornelius Stevenson of St. Croix and requests a bill to the latter for £286.8.10 being the net proceeds 11 hogsheads tobacco sent them in the Alfred, Captain Everett. 

MS1936.3.1537
Folder 150

Ink on paper

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Bristol 7^th. Decem^r. 1782

Sir.

The inclosed Letter we received yesterday, under
Cover from our friend M^r. James Baillie of your City,
& in complyance therewith & a Letter we received at same
time from Cornelius Stevenson Esq^r. of S^t. Croix, we have
now to request that you will value on us for £286..8..10
St^g on Account of said Corn^s. Stevenson Esq^r. specyfying in
the Bill that it is the Proceeds of 11 hds Tobacco, sent to
our Address by the above Gentleman, in the Ship
Alfred Capⁿ. Everett; the Bill to be drawn at Six
weeks date, & we shall make it Payable at our
Bankers in London. We are Sir.

Your most humb^le. Srv^ts
Bright Baillie & Bright

M^r. James Withers.

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M^r. James Withers
Merch^t.
London

Bright - Baillie & Bright
Dec^r 7. 1782