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Mr A Shaftoe Rotterdm Novmbr 20th 1708
Sr This is only to acquaint you that Coales is at present a Drug here are Severall Masters that lays Loaden & cannot get any money bidden for them when they begin to Sell I believe will bring the price down to 17 or 171/2 gl a <hoodt>, I hope you have take no Ships on for this place trade is very bad, I cannot advice my friends to Send any Sort of Merchandise all things are So low in price, when I was in Newcastle your Brother was talking of buying books, if he pleases to let me know what he would have bought, will send them by the first Ships, Abram bosfield is loaden for your place wth flax Tow & Some Says the Ships are Sailed, but the wind being contrary I believe they will be forced to come back, we had no manner of news pray my Service to all friends, if am capale of doing you any Service please to command, the price of goods
Madder Onber 17 1/2 or 20gl
Craps -- 24:26 or 20gl
Flax -- 24 1/2 to 26 1/2 <..>
Twine 2 & 3 td f19 100/<.>
Canvas 23 3/4gl a bold
Dit[to]
Messrs Featherstone & Reay
writ to them onely the prices as I writ Mr Kelley
