every other Person or Persons to whom the same doth, may, or shall appertain, in Part or in all, doth make Assurance, and causeth themselfs, and them, and every of them, to be insured, lost or not lost, the Sum of Eight Hundred Pounds Law. Mo. on Merchandize on Board the Brigantine, Don Galvez at and from Newport, Rhode Island, to Dublin in Ireland, whereof is Master, for this present Voyage, Charles Swain, or whosoever else shall go for Master in the said Vessel, or by whatsoever other Name or Names the said Vessel or the Master thereof is or shall be named or called; beginning the Adventure upon the said Merchandize, from Newport, Rhode Island, as aforesaid, and to continue and endure the Voyage aforesaid, and until said Vessel shall be arrived and moored at Anchor Twenty-four Hours in safety, at Dublin in Ireland. And it shall be lawful for the Vessel, &c. in this Voyage, in Case of Extremity and Distress, to proceed and sail to, and touch at any Ports or Places whatsoever, without Prejudice to this Insurance: Touching the Adventures and Perils which we the Assurers are contented to bear, and do take upon us in this Voyage; they are of the Seas, Men of War, Fire, Enemies, Pirates, Rovers, Thieves, Jettizons, Letters of Mart and Counter-Mart, Surprizals, Takings at Sea, Arrests, Restraints and Detainments of all Kings, Princes and People, of what Nation, Condition, or Quality soever; Barratry of the Master (unless the Assured be Owner of said Vessel) and Mariners, and of all other Perils, Losses and Misfortunes that have, or shall come to the Hurt, Detriment or Damage of the said Merchandize or any Part thereof. And in Case of any Loss or Misfortune, it shall be lawful for the Assureds, their Factors, Servants, and Assigns, to sue, labour and travel for, in and about the Defence, Safeguard, and Recovery of said Merchandize or any Part thereof, without Prejudice to this Insurance; to the Charges whereof the Assurers will contribute each one according to the Rate and Quantity of his Sum herein assured. And that in Case of an Average Loss not exceeding ten per Cent. the Assurers, by Agreement with the Assured, are not to pay or allow any Thing towards such BE IT REMEMBERED, That Mys" at Souter, and Christopher Champlin of Mecsport Merchants as well intheirown Name as for and in the Name and Names of all and every other Perfon or Perfons to whott on Meachandere on Board the Brigantine, Don Galvez whereof is Master, for this present Voyage, Charles Swain or whosoever elfe fhall go for Mafter in the faid Veffel, or by whatsoever other Name or Names the faid Veffelor, the Master at Dublin, in delarid And it shall be lawful for the Vessel, &c. in this Voyage, in Cafes of Extremity and Distress, to proceed and Shree Founds per Cent And in Cafe of any Difpute arifing hereupon, the Matter in Controversy shall be fubmitted to, and decided by Referees chosen by each Party, agreeable to the Rules and Customs in LONDON, Bread, Corn, Flax-Seed, Fish, Salt, Hemp, Hides, Skins, and fuch Goods as are esteemed perishable, are warranted free from Average, unless a general Average, or the Veffel ftranded. IN WITNESS whereof, We the Affurers have subscribed our Names and Sums assured, in Boston in the Commonwealth of MASSACHUSETTS, January the N.B. _ The above Merchandise is Flaxseed 29.4784 £300 Garah Doance Three hundred pounder My 300 John offintony three hundred pounds any 100 Crowell Hatch One to Rainbound 100 Gammon mays One Hundred pounds dry £800 Law full Money Solid Coin Loss. And in Case of any Loss the Money to be paid in Thirty Days after Proof of the same. And it is agreed by us the Insurers, that this Writing or Policy of Assurance shall be of as much Force and Effect as the surest Writing or Policy of Assurance heretofore made in Lombard-Street, or in the Royal-Exchange, or elsewhere in LONDON. And so we the Assurers are contented, and do hereby promise and bind ourselves, each one for his own Part, our Heirs, Executors and Goods, to the Assureds, their Executors, Administrators, and Assigns, for the true Performance of the Premises, confessing ourselves paid the Consideration due unto us for this Assurance by the Assureds, at and after the Rate of Three Pounds per Cent. And in Case of any Dispute arising hereupon, the Matter in Controversy shall be submitted to, and decided by Referees chosen by each Party, agreeable to the Rules and Customs in LONDON. Bread, Corn, Flax-Seed, Fish, Salt, Hemp, Hides, Skins, and such Goods as are esteemed perishable, are warranted free from Average, unless a general Average, or the Vessel stranded. IN WITNESS whereof, We the Assurers have subscribed our Names and Sums assured, in Boston in the Commonwealth of MASSACHUSETTS, January the 29, 1784. N. B. The above Merchandize is Flaxseed. £300 ISAIAH DOANE, Three hundred pounds L. My. 100 SIMEON MAYO, One hundred pounds L. My. £800 Lawfull Money Solid Coin. [On the back of the sheet] Newport 18 February 1784 rec'd of Chris. Champlin, Twelve pounds 3/. in full of his half within premium. £12:3. SAM'L FOWLer. WINTHROP, TOD AND WINTHROP TO CHRISTOPHER CHAMPLIN Charleston, So. Carolina, February 10th, 1784. Sir, We should have ourselves the honor to have addressed you long before this day, had it not happened that altho' our J. Tod sail'd from Philadelphia on the 23rd October he did not reach us earlier than the 6th Inst. owing to the extreme bad and tempestuous weather which the vessel he was aboard of, experienced upon this Coast, and by it compell❜d to desist from the attempt of getting here, and to repair to the West Indies; during this time our J. Winthrop was much busied in the making of Shipments to Europe for account of our Friends. These circumstances we beg leave to offer to you, for our apology in not addressing you earlier, and we shall hope, that you will not impute our silence to any other cause. There is supposed to be from 80 a 100,000 Barrels Rice and about a million of pounds weight of Indico of the present Crops made, and but little of either shipp'd off — the former still supports the extravagant price of 13/6 a 14/6 per Cwt. and the latter 3 a 4/8 per lb. Freights to Europe are from 50 a 65/. Stg. per Ton, say for 2240 li. of neat Rice and few Vessels now in port to charter. You will please to notice that the Currency of this State is now reduced to Sterling, and a half Johannes passes for 37/4, and English Guinea 21/9, a French do. 21/5, and a Dollar 4/8. We shall be happy in being favoured with the pleasure of hearing from you as often as agreeable, and in return we will with much pleasure avail ourselves of every convenient conveyance to furnish you with the state of this market for your government. At the same time we take the liberty to tender you our best services here, with assurances of making it our study to prove ourselves worthy of your confidence. Being very respectfully, Sir, Your Most Obedient Servants, WINTHROP, TOD AND WINTHROP Charlestown, (South-Carolina) July 1, 1733. WE take the Liberty to inform you, that we have established a Houfe in this City, with intent to execute the Commands which our Friends may be And, we shall efteem ourselves happy in an early Opportunity of proving to you, by the fidence. Underneath you have our different Signatures, to which we crave your Attention, and are with Efteem, Four most obedient, humble Servants, Waitheek For & Writhetty |