Address Delivered Before the South Carolina Historical Society, May 18th, 1880 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 Excerpt: ... reasons to it; but if you think it not convenient then I shall desire your Honour to send me the vallue of 50 sterling: in commodities that is fitt for nue yourk as sarge shues stockings hats blew lining Cotton bayes and such lick commodityes it wilbe verie convenient to pay Carpinters work when I fitt the ship and as much usefull to pay my seamen for necessaries thay will want and it may save your monyes which if you sends the disposall of which I shall give your Honour a just accomp' for if I comes not home then I think it wilbe most convenient at my returne hether to make an other trip doune with passingers to our cuntry there to load timber and heather a gaine and from hence to nue York there fitt my shipe (which wilbe noe great charg) making use of M' Philip Carteret' with what Rume Sug' masassar and else I shall have we may verie well load her with Cattle and some provitions and what passingers I may gett there and away for our Country which as to this and the madgagment and contrivences of all things of this nature I hoope your Honour will give power unto M' Thos: Colliton and M' Stroude Sir john Yamons Major Kingsland with my selfe or any of them as your Honour thinks most convenient and as the Governer Cap' West and myselfe had the contrivance I desire if your Honour think fitt to impower only Cap' West and my selfe in it or som other third person as Cap' Godfi'ey or M' Gray for I assure your Honour our Governer is not (as I conceave) fitt for severall reasons as I certinly know in any such case nor indead in any Else as to his place being a person verie anchant or Aged and verie feble haveing gon threw a great deale of sickness of late Inclyning much to the lettergie dropsie and ot...