you destine for this place, I must recommand in particular, that they may be of the very best sorts in their respective kind, as our people are very nice and wont touch at any indifferent ones.

I hope this detail will be agreeable to you, to which I add the List of our this years exports for America, by which you'll find in what manner trade to your parts is increasing. I have said already and beg leave to repeat, that it will be a particular satisfaction to me to become of service to you and the trade to your country, to which I am the more apt from the capacity I am in and being a subject to this Empire I enjoy all the prerogatives and priviledges of a Native, which Ill gladly make my friends partake of, to forward their interest as much as there lays in my power. our mutual good friend Mr. Ryberg at Copenhagen will confirm this to you, and on your writing me by the packetts over London, I should be glad if you would inclose your letters by Messrs. John Wm. Anderson and Comp'y at that place, which is likewise a capital house and may become of service to you. like I should be glad to know before hands, what kind of Goods you'll stand in need of next season, that preparations may be made for the same, which is chiefly the case when cordage and tallow candles are wanted. Recommanding myself to your favours and friendship I remain with the most perfect regard, Sir: Your most obedient humble Servant

Amsterdam 37s. London 39d.

ANTO. FR. THIRINGK

Sir,

FRÖLICH AND CO. TO CHRISTOPHER CHAMPLIN

[Copenhagen,] the 6th of October, 1787.

We crave your reference to what our Mr. Frölich did himself the Honor to write per Captain Pierce and have now the pleasure to wait on you with the annexed Circular requesting at the same time a renewal of our former Connections, which by our facultys we are able to maintain, your

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Meports.

SIR

Copenhagen the 1 of Offober 1787

The portsiership between me and Mr. EMANUEL BOZENHARD under the Firm

of J. J. FRÖLICH & Comp. became dissolved the 35th of Aprill last Tear, sinta which the Affairs of said Establishinent are so far arranged, that I am now enabled' to take the Liquidation upon myself and settle thesame undèr my private Signature.

Being thus in Capacity to continue the Bussiness of my House, which during the last seventeen Months have been carried on in Succefsion by Mef FALKNER & MEYER.; I beg leave to acquaint You, that I have formed a Partnersmp with said friends which from this day begins under the Firm of FRÖLICH & Comp.

We intend chiefly to confine ourselves in executing, Commissions and shall jointly enforce our zeal for the Interest of our Employers, which on every Occasion shall be handled with the strictest Honour and Infegrety.

Please to take Notice of our respelle Signatures as at foot. Recommending my House to Your favors and friendship I remain with the most perfelt Consideration.

Interest with that Ardour as any other House here. Notwithstanding our prior partner mentioned to you that the Sale for the Teas here upon the Spot would not be held till next Spring; yet the same has since been published to take place the 17th Instant, but it is still probable that the Vendue may be put of till next Year, as the Troubles in Holland are now come to their utmost Crises and unless decided by that time, no Auction will be held of said Article this Season. We expect another Vessell from China dayly, but dread some Accident has happened to her, which detains her in some port or other. Hemp and Sail Cloth maintains their prices in Petersburg and as a declaration of War is issued by the Turks against the Russians, there is very little prospect that the prices will be lower in the course of next year, particularly Hemp we have reason to believe will advance, as the Theater of War will be near the Ukraine, from whence the greatest part is brought down to Petersburg. Should you resolve to have any of those articles next year we request your timely orders, that our friend may watch the best Opportunity to provide what may be wanted.

We remain respectfully, Sir, Your obedient humble Servants

FRÖLICH & Co.

EDWARD FORBES TO CHRISTOPHER CHAMPLIN AND
SAMUEL FOWLER

Gentlemen,

Dublin, 22d October, 1787.

By this conveyance who is still detain'd, I had the pleasure of writing Messrs. Samuel Fowler and Son in reply to a letter I had lately from them and the greater part relateing to my unfortunate concern in the Fame, take leave to refer you thereto with the inclosures. This day I received via Cork your esteem'd favor of the 12th September, of its contents have made due note. Am satisfied with your having confirmd the Sale of my Share of that Vessel tho' sold for so

small a price, sincerely hopeing Captain Sheffield and his new Connections may be more fortunate then his late Owners were. Better had it been for me to have presented him with 600 Guineas the day I first saw him and have had nothing further to say to him, for exclusive of the Loss should have been saved an immensity of pleague and trouble for which have had only ungratefull returns from him.

Observe the settlement you have made of the Vessels freight for the Copenhagen Voyage, whereby you have paid £21.17.3 for myof the Portige bill and am to receive only £9.0.11 Sterling for my Share of the freight, without takeing notice of my Part of her Outfitt from hence for that Place. consequently am a considerable looser. From this mode of settlement the custom in the like case under simular circumstances would have been done in a different manner here; as I am inform'd I should have been if settled in this place awarded, if not full freight for my Fourth at least have had that much of what freight she should have made as if the other Owners had actually laden the of the Vessel - for this reason, that she was sent on the Voyage contrary to my approbation (as my protest with you will shew) the other owners having done so with a View of loading her on their own Accounts (and not to look for a freight as none could be expected there), with an article that one of them the Master was well informd before he proceeded could not be procured, and if it was, he declared he had not wherewithall to pay for his own. Neither did the other Owners send sufficient funds to load their respective parts, which in such a Case they ought to have provided for. their not doing so would here subject them to pay the dissenting Owners part of what they were bound to have laden in her. But I presume you did not see the affair in this light, or I must have got more.

Previous to the receipt of your letter and by this Oportunity I furnished Messrs. Arnold, Ward and Vernon with their respective Accounts Current of which Copies are inclosed, by which you will see they owe me the Ballances following: Mr. Arnold £7.1.8; Mr. Ward.

which I wrote them to remit me by some of the Flaxseed Ships bound to this Kingdom, which be so good to know from them if they intend doing, if they do not, then please to receive from them said Ballances with their proportion of the Sum of £9.0.11 Brit. Stg. my part of the Ships freight. Captain Sheffield's Account Current is inclosed in my letter to Messrs. Fowler ballance due to me thereby is £1.5.1 Irish exclusive of the £4.7.8 received of my Candles per your letter, also freight for the 103 Hhds Flaxseed being £5.19.7 Irish with of £2.6.8 received from Mrs. Cooke all which you'l be pleased to receive from him with any other sums you may think me intitled to receive from him as I have no Correspondance with him.

In mine to Messrs. Fowlers I requested you to dispose of my share of the Candles and invest their produce in new well cleaned flaxseed and in case you cannot barter them for this article in time to ship the same early in the Season, then endeavour to barter them for Pot Ash 3ds in first Quality and in the Second Sort, or in best white Pearlashes, but if you cannot do either then please to dispose of them to best advantage as if they were your own (Tobacco excepted.) There is still £68.15 debt due by Wm. Edgar on Sales your flaxseed, tho have his draft accepted by another person from the two hope to be paid. very truely I remain, Gentlemen Your obedient Servant,

Sir:

EDWARD FORBES

ANTO. FR. THIRINGK TO CHRISTOPHER CHAMPLIN

St. Petersburgh, 29th October, 1787.

I HAD the honour of paying you my respects the first Inst., which I doubt not will be come safe to hands, and by the present I think it as needful to inform you, that the news of a rupture betwixt Great Brittain and France being apprehended, has occasioned some revolutions in our trade likewise.