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and shall pay on receipt for the same; or load the vessell for
you as you may order (or shall otherwise receive the salt in
my warehouse, and retail it to the public as you may think
proper to order it, in all which expect to be accountable to
you and do your business to your approbation, I hope, and
on as low terms as any person in this place. Should be glad
you woud please to favour me with a line on this head,
which shall esteem a fav^r and having now nearly done with
the ninety two, shall be out of Business, and do wish you
woud order me the loading of another of your vessells, or any
other business you may have to do this way, in all which I
hope to act to your satisfaction.
Gentlemen, your most obed^t hum^l Serv^t
Cumb^d Dugan.

[Vanbibber and Harrison to Council.]

St. Eustatia 8^th Nov. 1776.
Gentlemen.
The foregoing is what we have wrote Mess^rs Willing &
Morris relative to the obligations given Capt. Samuel Pote
for a sum of money which we had imminent occasion for, but
fearing they will not exert themselves in that Buisiness unless
they have orders from you. therefore must entreat you on
receipt of this to write to and press them to take up said
obligation, that we are incapaciated to discharge, should it be
demanded here, we being so largely in advance of the Publick
allready. We flatter ourselves as we have strained every
nerve to serve the State on every occasion, you will pay
particular attention to our request. Time will not permit us
to enlarge therefore conclude With the highest Esteme
Gentlemen
Your most obedient Serv^ts
Duplicate p^r Cap^t Howell, original via Philad^a

[Vanbibber and Harrison to Willing and Morris.]

St. Eustatia Nov' 8^th 1776.
Mess^r Willing and Morris
Gentlemen,
The present tends to inform you we have received from
Capt. Samuel Pote the sum of Thirteen hundred and twenty
pounds this currency, which we have already appropriated to
the service of the State of Maryland for this sum we have
given our obligation with M^r Rich^d Jennings Merch' of this
Island as security payable ten days after demand with Interest
of ten per cent. We have therefore to request as Capt Pote

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