London, Aug^t 5^th 1773. St. Paul's Churchyard, N^o. 55.
I am favored with yours of yesterday's date, and agreeable to your request, I shall immediately communicate the information therein contained, to Richard Clarke, Esqr., & Sons, Merchants, in Boston, New England, which is the house with which I am connected, and who I flatter myself will acquit themselves of the trust the Hon'ble the Court of Directors have been pleased to repose in them.
I would also beg leave to solicit part of the freight of the tea for a vessel which I shall possibly have ready in ten days, provided it will agree with the time you propose to ship them.
I am, sir, Your most hum. serv^t JONATHAN CLARKE.
Wm., Cap^t Joseph Royal Loring, will be ready in 5 days.
The Committee of Warehouses desire you will inform them whether you have a constant trader to Boston or South Carolina ready to sail, as the East India Com^y intend to export teas to both those Colonies, and are desirous of giving you the preference of the freight.
I am, sir, Your most obedi^t ser^t WM. SETTLE.
To George Hayley, Esq^r. Thos. Lane, Esq^r. Alex. Champion, Esq^r.
The deputy chairman of the East India Com^y desires you would point out to the Com^tee of Warehouses what sorts of tea and quantity of each are, in your opinion, proper to be sent to Boston & South Carolina, to make up to the former of those places, an export equal to 300 large chests of Bohea tea, and the latter a quantity equal to 200 large chests Bohea.
Mr. Holbrook says if you can be with him this morning, you will expedite his business very much, as the Com^tee have directed him to make ready for shipping immediately.
I am, sir, Your most hum. serv^t WM. SETTLE.
East India House, 6^th Aug^t 1773. Mr. Wm. Settle.
MR. PALMER'S ASSORTMENT OF TEAS FOR AMERICA.
So. New Boston. Carolina. York. Philadelphia. Total.
Bohea, l. ch^ts. 268 182 568 568 1586 Congo, sm^l d^o. 20 10 20 20 70 Singlo, d^o. 80 50 80 80 290 Hyson, d^o. 20 10 20 20 70 Souchong, d^o. 10 5 10 10 35
lbs. Bohea, 562,421 Singlo, 22,546 Hyson, 5,285 Souchong, 2,392 Congou, 6,015 ------ Total lbs., 598,659
The Hayley, James Scott, is now ready to sail, & I mean to dispatch her 15^th Aug^t. The Dartmouth, James Hall,[38] will be here about 14 days longer. These two are constant traders to Boston.