Willing & son and Morris to Lopez. July 10, 1754
Item
Holding institution
Collection
Aaron Lopez papers (P-11)
Location
Box 14, folder 13, doc. 4
Title
Willing & son and Morris to Lopez. July 10, 1754
Document Type
Date
1754-07-10
Creator or Sender
Charles Willing & son
Robert Morris
Location (creator or sender)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Recipient
Aaron Lopez
Location (recipient)
Newport, Rhode Island
Language
eng
Synopsis
Willing and Morris incloses the account of the sale of two boxes of spermaceti candles that Lopez sent them by Captain Briggs. They remit the amount to Hayman Levy of New York. They inform Lopez that they had never received any book from Lisbon for him.
Transcription
Philadelphia July 10th 1754
Mr. Aaron Lopes
Sir
On the other side you have sales of two boxes of spermacety candles deliveres us by Captain Briggs. The net proceeds £ 5.0.1. We now remit to Mr. Hayman Levy of New York, as you direct. You see by the price they sold for that it will not answer to send more, as they seldem sell at a higher price. We dont charge you any commissions. We never received any book from Lisbon for you. If had should have forwarded it p first conveyance after received, as we shall do hereafter any letter &c. [Ms. Torn] received being.
Sir
Your most humble servants
masters Charles Willing & son
Robert Morris
[the document includes the account sales of the two boxes of spermaceti received]
Mr. Aaron Lopes
Sir
On the other side you have sales of two boxes of spermacety candles deliveres us by Captain Briggs. The net proceeds £ 5.0.1. We now remit to Mr. Hayman Levy of New York, as you direct. You see by the price they sold for that it will not answer to send more, as they seldem sell at a higher price. We dont charge you any commissions. We never received any book from Lisbon for you. If had should have forwarded it p first conveyance after received, as we shall do hereafter any letter &c. [Ms. Torn] received being.
Sir
Your most humble servants
masters Charles Willing & son
Robert Morris
[the document includes the account sales of the two boxes of spermaceti received]
Existence and location of originals
Newport Historical Society, vol. 5, no. 23