Antigua June
26th 1814
Sir
Herewith I have the pleasure of
forwarding to you the seconds of three Bills of Exchange,(Viz) Thos
Allman’s on Alexr Worswick for £717: 12:4. Michael Furlong’s on Messrs, Plummer Barham & Co. for £200, and James Athill’s on
Messrs S S & C Turner for £132 making the sum of one thousand
four hundred & nine pounds 12/4, the first of these Bills I shall forward
by the Packet, which is now here and which will I doubt not reach England
before this, as this will go in the Man of War that convoys the fleet. Onboard the
Bristol Volunteer, for Bristol I have sent you two fine Turtle, and one on
board the West Indian for London, I also sent you five by the last Fleet which
I hope you have received safe. The little Cotton I have made this year I have
not been able to send by this Fleet, on my arrival here I found the Captain of
the ship by which it was to have gone intended carrying it on his deck, and at
your risk; to which I objected; and thought it better to keep it for another
Fleet, I could have sent it to out Ports but thinking you would rather have it
sent to London I have not done it; we have only made 15 Bales. I regret to add that the weather at Barbuda
still continues as dry as ever, we shall I fear consume nearly the whole of our
Hay; I have one Large Rick, and about the half of two others still left, I
shall write you more fully by the Packet. I am
Sir
your most obedient
humble
servant
(signed) John
James
Reference: JJ260 Robson Lowe collection on microfilm 24995,
University of Texas at Austin, Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection.
