Archives of Maryland, Volume 0087, Page 0035 - Somerset County Judicial Records, 1671-1675

Somerset County Judicial Records, 1671-1675

35 Boston N: E: the 25^th: ffebruary 1668
M^r: Revell
S^r: yo^rs: of the 18^th: gb^r: pr the Tryall Sampson Waters Master
with twenty six hh^ds: of tobacco I rec^d: of which was one hh^d
rotten which I Sold for fifty shillings and severall hh^ds: of
ap^rs: was some in hay Case and some had rec^d: a Little wett
so I Caused it to be striped out of the Caske and where I sawe
any in hey Case or touched with wett I tooke it out and putt
good tobacco in the roome of it and soo made up twenty foure hh^ds
of marchantable tobacco w^ch: I soulld for 3^D: p lb as pr the acc^ot
here was above twenty Sale of virginia men Come home before
o^r: vessell Arived and tobacco was Sold for 2½ pr lb but it is
now pretty well Dispersed and the prise is gott up to 3^D: againe
most of the tob: wee had in the vessell was very meane tob: I am
sure there was not one third of her Ladeing marchantable tob:
but wee made Shift to putt it all offe save some wett tob:
which wee tooke out and will make what I Can of that to
S^r: I have Sent you the returnes in the most suitable things as
I thought might turne to Acc^ot: with malt and Iron according
to order; Sampson toulld me of some fine holland for m^rs: Revell
but I coulld find none sutable for her turne exept in the
pedling shops where a man must give halfe a much more
for it as it is worth therefore did forbeare buying at p^r:sent
till A fitter opportunity present w^ch: I hope may be by my
Selfe

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