Letters – Michael Blackett to John Launce – 28 Oct 1679

Document Type: Letters
Date: 28 Oct 1679
Correspondent: Michael Blackett
Recipient: John Launce
Archive Source: CUL Dd 7.26
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Mr Jno. Launce                                        			8ber : 28 :   1679

Sir 

what proceeds is abstract of what I writt you yesterday per the ship, who sailed imediately for Yarmo. by whom you may expect either herrings upon freight, or upon my owne accott. to wch I shall refer you to wt my servant Jno. Wilkinson shall write you, wh please god they are well received and disposall thereof I leave to yr discretion, butt my opinion is for the present markett; you may remember wt you lost me, by keeping of my goods last year, however if you think fitt to keep them a while I shall be content, Soe whatever you doe shall be to my Satisfaction, you writt me long since that you had remitted Mssrs Hibert the ballance of my accott.  I am certaine all is not remitted me, soe one of you must be in mistake, If you can learne by any means that the Capt or any of his company has any goods aboard besure you make them pay freight for the same, and spy out as well as you can seeing it is more my advantadge, likewise know of him, how civill Capt. Wetwang his Convoy was to him, and advise me   soe much  for this time   I am  

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