CADWALLADER COLDEN PAPERS vol. 8 page 84 From Andrew Chrystie to his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Cadwallader Colden SCHEEN 1 July 8th 1723 N S. Lov: Broyr & Sister This is now the 4th I have wrott you this year, the first 2 were dated in Febry from Simprin and Berwick, & the last, May 26th from Brewieg 2 on this river; all which have been directed to the Sunn Coffee house. As I reckon it a very great satisfaction to hear from you. This encourages me to lay hold on this opportunity (being a Ship my broyr has load bound for Leverpooll) whereby you may be engaged to favour us wt a return, which (as I wrott in my last) you may direct to ye care of Mr John Theed Merchant in London, who has frequent occasions to forward letters to this place, by ye frequent shiping we have from Undon. 1 have not had any from you since that dated Octr last. When you please to favour us wt yours, advise qt way the English trade wt your port and the adjacent Countrey, what sort of goods are exported & imported by you that yeild most advantage, and qt are y products of your Countrey, all which I think I desired in my last, which I renew, being desirous to be infornid of the same. We had a letter from Simprin last week qrby perceives our friends in Scotland are in their ordinary and that my Sister will ly in child bed about ye 1 Skien, in southern Norway. CADWALLADER COLDEN PAPERS 85 middle of this moneth, which Jamie writes is the reasone that hinders him from coming over to see us this Summer which he was fully [bottom of sheet torn off] particular Acc't qrof I leave to my broyr. As for my self, thank God, am in perfect health and doe not altogether want business and as I am now resolv'd to settle in this Countrey, does design to go over to England this harvest to make acquaintance in Scott ports, being hitherto I have had few Commissions but from Berwick, but what port I will settle in, I am not yet resolved. I have not thought on matrimony as yett neither intend it, untill 1 be well settled and have gott a better Stock. There's no publick news here of any importance. We have abundance of the Czar's preparations in our prints but no certainty of the Consequence. This (wt my sincere wishes for yours & ye childrens health and prosperity not forgetting your Aunt at Philadelphia) is all that offers from D. B. & Sister
ANDR: CHRYSTIE THE COLDEN PAPERS-1711-1729. 177 From Andrew Chrystie. MOSS IN CHRISTIANA fewer [Fjord] June ye 28th 1725. To: Brother & Sister.
178 THE COLDEN PAPERS-1711 - 1729. me from Brevieg; whereby I have no small satisfaction in hearing of all your wellfair. I observe you had reed mine from Christiana of Apr: 26th and anoyr, qrin it seems, I had forgott the date, which by my coppied book I find was also from Christiana June ye 20th, and am vexed I should have forgott the date in ye principall. I wrott you again from this place ye Pt of October, wch it seems was not come to hand when you wrott, & it gives me reasone to think, that it being so late, might ly att the Coffee house in London till your ships came over in ye Spring. Davie wrott you a long letter in ye moneth of Nov,, last, wch 1 would be glad to hear you had ree'd, as no doubt he wou'd therein indeavour to Satisfie you for his former writting so seldome, and he will certainly make Such amends fore his former not writting, that you shall not have reasone to reflect on him again for the future. 1 had wrott you this year ere now, if I had not been waitting for the receit of this, which my fay,, and James, in their letters to us, advis'd, that as you had wrott in yours of Novr 9th to them you had ree'd 2 letters from me, which you designed to answer in 10 days.We have had Severalls from my fayr and James; their latesty I think, is dated Apr: 3d qrin [wherein] we have the Satisfaction in hearing they are all in perfect health: We have in their letters abundance of news as Nellie Hutchison's being married to one M, Hendersen, in Leith & again, a Weadow; of David Mill's being so much in debt that he has gone off & left his wife & children miserable, & of billie James his being settled in Morbattle, wt a great Mob there amongst the Marrow men that day he was admitted, all which they have no doubt wrott you of more fullye I have been att Brevieg wt Davie all winter which I have Spent wt abundance of pleasure in his new house there, where he has Such a fine habitation,-and busines answerable, that the greatest Traders in ye Country (considering the time he has been there) cannot boast much of having the advantage of him. When trade came on in ye Spring, I return'd to this fewer [Fjord] again, qre my business has been such as I Cannot complean of, & have a prospect of a great deall. more so that I'm affraid you THE COLDEN PAPERS-1711-1729. 179 will be disappointed of ye Satisfaction, you are pleased to express, in Seing me Some time or oyr in your place. O what a pleasure cou'd I propose to my Self in seing you, if Such a Visitt cou'd be performed in a Short time, or if it cou'd be done in ye winter Seasone, when we have not much to do here,-and that I cou'd gett over again by times in ye Spring, but such a thing is impracticable, & to go over to you and trade, is a great, uncertainty, m it seems trade is as low wt you as here, & if ye Same Shou'd faill me & I shou'd be oblig'd to come over here again, it wou'd be a time before 1 cou'd come into business again. I do not indeed see it impracticable for you both, wt your children, (when they axe come to Some riper years) to come over to Scotland once in your life time., and in yt case, on advise, we Shou'd be Sure to meett you there as no business then shou'd detain me from that agreeable Satisfaction of seing you, and I am Sure Davie, for all your Reflections on him, wou'd lett nothing deprive him of ye Same pleasure. I desired you formerly to direct for John Theed, and afterward for ye Crown Coffee house, but when I think on't, that way, am affraid, will not be safe, neither wou'd I trouble Mr Theed, as our Correspondence w, him is not great, Wherfore for the future your only way will be to the care of John Midford Merch,t in London who is a great importer of Tobacco from Virginia and a Correspondent of Davies: We have letters from Scotland also by him, our Correspondence wt my fay,' being very uncertain before we found out this waye. As nothing is more satisfying to me than in hearing of ye Wellfare of my Relations, I then hope You will give me that Satisfaction, as oft as your convenience will allow thereof. I am wt my love to and Remembrance of Sandie, Bettie, Cad, & Jeannie Dear Broyr & Sister Your Sincerely affectionate [brother] & humble [Ser Christiana Jully 12th 1725 ANDR: CHRYSTIE. P. S.Since I had wrott the above, Davie has Sent me A Letter from my ayr fand James dated 180 THE COLDEN PAPERS-1711-1729. May the 14th, qrin [wherein] James gives us Acett of his family being increased wt a daughter named Alison upon the 8th May. James has fill'd up most of [his] letter wt a Strange piece of News relating to Doctor Gibson's familie att Kelso, qrwt I shall fill up this space, incase they have not wrott yrof from Scotland, In ye moneth of Feb: last ye buriall cap of a dead body was found in ye Street of Kelso of one that was buried there ye day before, which occasiond a great Mob, and after the Mob had gone to the Grave and found the body taken out, they went immediatly and Searchd all ye Surgeons houses in town, and unluckily found the Same in Doctor Gibsons loft above his Stable, qrupon the Mob made the Stable levell wt ye Ground, took out all ye Docters hay, horse furnitour, and wt else he had in ye Stable and burnt all att ye River Side. His Son Thomas (who wt his Servtt man, had been ye actors w' a prentice and Son of James Pringles) & ye Docter were all indited before ye Circuit court of Jedburgh qr ye Docter is honorably acquitted, the Same affair being, done altogether wtout his knowledge, but his Son Thomas who was the chief concerned had fled immediatly on it's being come to light, and is by the Court at Jedburgh declared fugitive. This allair, my broyr writes, has cost ye Docter above 100 � St: and has really been like to Crush him which is a thousend pities that an Innocent man of so much meritt shou'd meett wt Such hardships. Adieu [Indorsed] To Mr CADWALLADER COLDEN
From Andrew Chrystie. BREVIEG Sept 6th 1725 n s To Broyr & Sister. My last was from Moss of June 28th In answer to yours of December 30th 1724, Since which we have not been favoured wt any from you. I wou'd not have delayed so long in writting, Since my last, if I did not expect to hear from you in yt time, as the receit of a letter from you furnishes me w' more matter to compose mine of, than I can propose to do, by writting Severall. times wt out an Answer, however the Subject I am now to treat of will furnish me att this time, I think, wt matter abundance. I wrott you in my last that you cou'd not expect me over to your parts because the uncertainty of trade wt THE COLDEN PAPERS-1711-1729. 183 you, as also my fayrs aversion thereto; I must now tell you that there has fallen a greater block in my way, qeh is more powerfull than all ye former arguments: I have att last yeilded to Cupid's power, and am so much wounded wt his arrows, that all ye prospect of trade and the greatest encouragement whatsomever, cou'd not be able to draw my affections from that Object whereon I have placed them: 1 have only begunn to make my application that way Since I came here to Brevieg about 3 or 4 days agoe, and have made Such progress, that, I think, I have as good as gott her consent wt her parents and nearest Relations. You will no doubt now be anxious to know her Name and Kindred, wt the qualifications that may attend her: Her name is Karen Lars dotter daughter to Lars Nielson formerly a Merclitt here in Brevieg, who died a few years agoe and her Mother alive, who is married lately to a Anoyr Merchant here of ye Same Surname. Her father was broyr to Jacob Nielson whom you have no doubt hear'd of formerly: If 1 shou'd now give you a particular description of her beauty and oyr qualities, you wou'd no doubt think my love to her wou'd make me Sway much to flatterie, yrfore in a word I can tell you, she's handsome, beautifull, Religious, well tempered, well educated, wise and vertous, and in a word indued wt all ye qualifications requisit to make a wo an compleat, and about 18 years of Age. What She may have as to the worlds part on’t, I leave to the last, and believe that she's rich enough When she's indued w, the above properties; however by qt she has left by her father's death, and by oyrs of her near Relations (who have no heirs) are able and (I doubt not) willing to give her, I a[m] in ye thoughts she will have no contemp[t] portion. 1 have no thoughts as yett for certain. qt Place to Settle in nor when to consummate my happiness as I have only Just now made a beginning, the issue qrof I leave to the providence of God.-You will no doubt laugh att my Stile in y' letter, but when you Know qt influence love may have on my Spirits, you will not think it so Strange. I will take it upon me to recommend my Dear Cassie to both your affections, and to assure you in 184 THE COLDEN PAPERS-1711-1729. her name that You may alwise expect ye Same affection from her as formerly you have had and ever Shall have from D. Broyr & Sister [Indorsed) To Mr CADWALLADER COLDEN THE COLDEN PAPERS 1730 - 1742 vol. 2 page 176 From Andrew Chrystie Dear Brother and Sister. Your agreeable letter of November 24th arrived by post from London ye 26th of Aprile last, but who has putt it in ye post house there and paid franco to Coppenhagen (as all letters must be) I can't tell, as there is no direction on the letter to any there. I observe ye reason of your long silence, qch I shall take as [torn]. I wrott you from Bristoll last year of June 7th and again from Morbattle of October 1st [both 0: S.] grin desired you to direct to the care of Mr. John Collet Merchtt living in Danish Church Square London, qch direction, if you will now please to keep, Your letters will never faill to come to me, as oft as you incline to write. In yt of Oct 1st 0: S: I gave you Acctt of my wife's having been in child bed att her Sisters att Morbattle, of a Girle Sarah, and of our Intention in sailing shortly after that. We accordingly came to Berwick from Morbattle the 17th of Oct. and sail'd from thence on ye 25th and arrived, after an easy passage, att our house the 4th of N[ov]., all New stile, having with us our little Sarah, and James's oldest son David with a Servt Maid to take care of ye child: You think it was a cold attempt to go to sea so late in the year with my wife, after 6 weeks being in child bed and such a young Infant, which I cannot deny, but as my wife did not incline to stay behind me, neither would she hear of leaving them to be nurst in Scotland we resolved to it and trusted in providence for the Issue, qch fell out to admiration, m we mett with such an easy passage, as perhaps any have mett with at such a late time of ye year; When we came home, we found our boy Davie and Daughter Kattie perfectly well, as we are all now att present. Davie going att the latin School, Kattie pratling 2 Languages she speaks more Novie than English, but seems to Understand equally, Sarah still sucking, grin my wife takes such a pleasure that I cannot gett her to wain her, altho, a Lusty, thriving fatt THE COLDEN PAPERS-1730-1742. 177 Hussie and almost 10 month old. Our Nephew David is a Youth, diligent, carefull, and appliable to any thing. The trade in England is very Dull, not nigh so much building as in former Years, and whole Streets newly built in London almost Vacant for want of Lodgers, qlh affects our trade so much in this Country, yt it was never worse. By last, Acctt from Brevieg, our Brothers widow and her 10 Children were all well; She keeps up still ye Trade as well as she can poor woman. Lett my kind Love and affection be remembered to all ye Children. I am Dear Brother & Sister, Your Most Affectionat Brother & Humble Serys Andrew Chrystie Moss June 27th N. S. 1737 P. S. My wife who thought to have wrott her Sister a few lines, sends her Love to you both and the Children, desiring this time to be excused, as the Captn of the Ship who brings this to London is Just fok going on board, and will give her no time. To CADWALLADER COLDEN Esqr. In New York America. THE COLDEN PAPERS-1730-1742. 252 From Andrew Chrystie Dear Brother & Sister Moss Apr 10th 1742 Both your kind obliging Letters of Augt 6th last Year arrived by Post from London ye 4th of January, ye agreable Acett of your Childrens & Grand Children, is very refreshing I am sorry for ye Miscarriage of My Letter of Augt 16 1738, in answer to Yours of May 25th Same Year. I Suspected it when I wrote of Septr 211740, which you write you have received. If my Letters henceforth be not punctually answered, I shall Impute it to ye same Reason, and shall not therefor desist in letting You heax from Us, which shall from henceforth be more frequent. Our family are in perfect health, My Wife Increased it by Another Daughter ye, 20th of Augt Last, whom we called Marjory after her, She Continues to be an excellent Nurse, and ye child thrives to Admiration. All ye 4 Girles She has nurst herself, Uncommon in this Country, axe so healthy, thriving, and every way qualified for their Ages, that they are ye Admiration of ye town & Country: My eldest Daughter by first Marriage, begins to be a little Useful in ye Family AKairs. David is still at Dunbax School, I intend this Summer to take him home, expecting by that time He will be pretty well fixed in his Latin, I intend to learn him Bookeeping, & Employ him in my Own Waye I was well pleased with ye progress he had made in his learning & Writing when I was at Dunbar last Summer finding him a good natured Boy, and much liked by all that knew him. I went over to Inform my Self in their Way of Building their MaR Works, having got a Priviledge from ye King of Denmark, that when I build a Malting after ye English fashion, none else to my Prejudice shall be allowed in ye Southern District of Norwaye People of fashion in this Countrey have allwise been for English Malt, Which having been prohibited to Encourage the importation from Denmark, made Me resolve on the project Which I hope in time will, THE COLDEN PAPERS-1730-1742. 253 turn to Acett The Buildings are Allmost finished and after Summer I intend to make a Beginning. I made but a short Stay when I was over, and was a few Days with Sister Sarah at Dunbar, who was very well with ye Children She had at home, and was really doing above Expectation in ye Shop Business, and if she be Spared I doubt not but She will be able to bring up her Children till they can Do for themselves. Her Daughter Alie was at Edr learning ye Milliners Business, and David has been with Me Since ye End of 1740. 1 was this winter at Brevieg When Our Sister and 9 Children were in health, She had the Misfortune to have her Son James removed by a Voilent fever on ye 23 Augt Last, after 8 Days Sickness, It was a great afliction to her to lose him when arrived to Such an age that he Could help her in her Business; Hans her eldest is Doing for her, David has been at Sea these 2 years. Jorgen at ye latin but I fancy he is rather for the Sea, Alie, Anna, Amber, Karen, Martha, & Boletta are all at Home with her. You wrote Me in yours of May 1738 that you did not understand the Meaning of her Subscribing herself, Karen Sal David Chrysties, Karen is her Christned Name and Cassie is only used as being shorter to Pronounce Sal is used by Widows who Subscribe their deceast Husbands name. The acct, you give of ye horrid Plot at New York is enough to make one tremble that reads it, I think if either You or Your Daughter De Lancy take these Negroes in their Service from that time they will be to Blame, I think my self an old Man now When I am Become a Grand Uncle altho only 45 years, 1 bless the Lord f have a Course of good health a Sound Constitution, and having a Country Seat about half an English mile from town, 1 am very oft walldng to and from it which is a good help to my health, especially I am become pretty Corpulent. It is one of Y* finest and pleasantest Spots that We or any have seen in this Country with fine flowers & Kitchen Gardens and fish Ponds, and r Situation so fine with a Prospect to the Sea and lies so near it that We have a Salmon Fishing on y' Ground. 254 THE COLDEN PAPERS -1730-1742. My Wife and Children are frequently there in ye Summer, and it is a new Life to them after Our Long Cold Winters axe over. Broyer James poor Man was Charmed with it, as also Sarah When they were here in 1738. We can go thither in Our Boats, Chaise, or Walk it which Way we please. Our Trade at present is very precarious and has stood these 3 years on an Uncertain Bottom, if War Break out betwixt France and Brittain which is now more likely than hitherto has been We Expect it still worse. I need not give you Acctt of ye Change of ye British Ministry, and what Alteration there is like to be in ye European Troubles on yt Acctt as You have without Question a full Acctt thereof Befor this Can reach You. I have taken ye first Opportunity of writing by Shipping whereof will Send Copies from time to time, in case again of Miscarriage with addition of any thing worth writing & My Wife desires with ye Children their kind Love be presented to you both and your pretty family, not forgetting Our Neice De Lancy when you See or write them. I am in all Sincerity D Broyr & Sister Your most affect Brother & Very hble Servant Moss July 21th 1742. Dr Broyer & Sister The above is a Copy of wt I wrott you on ye 10th Aprile, grin being so full abt our family and our other Relations 1 took a Copy of it, and have Caused David to transcribe it, to be sent by a Ship we have load for Glascow: I have little to Add since my last nothing of moment having hapned: We had lately a letter from Sarah of May 8th wherin she writes she was in a very feeble state of health, and was att Whittingam drinking Goat Whey, She says her Daughter Kattie was att London, but in wt Station we know not, whereof she had wrott fully in former letter, and thereto referred but it was miscarried. THE COLDEN PAPERS 1730-1742. 255 My David is still att Dunbax his Master wrott me y& he is Leaxning French and Dancing, and Says it will, not be proper he should come home before ye harvest. Sister Cassie's & family by a letter last week are all in health. We axe all in perfect health here. I am with my wifes and Childrens Love to you both & Children D B Sister &c D Broyr & Sister Moss Septr 15th 1742 You have herein a Copy of a letter of Apr 10th Sent to London not an Addition of July 21st sent to Glascow: This I send by a Vesell we have load for Plymouth, qch I have done in case of miscarriage, and it would be much if some of them do not come to hand. Since my last, nothing of Moment has hapned: we had a few days agoe a letter again from Cassie wherein she writes they were all well, and yt She has had fine business by Shipping, ye Seasone, and altho the times axe troublesome, we can't complain here, having had as many Ships, as the dry Summer has allowed us to cutt deals to. My wife & 5 Children att home axe all well & fine thriving Bairns. My Son David not yett arrived. Nephew David I intend to Send to France very soon, as Super Cargo in a Frigate I have lately bought in ye Countrye I hope you will take example by me in writting Some wt frequent, in case of miscarriage 1 am wt my Wifes and Childrens Love to you all Dear Broyr & Sister, Your Most Affectionate Broyrs & humble Servt ANDR: CHRYSTIE P. S. I think it needless to give you any publick News, knowing you have more full Acctita than we. The Sweeds stand a poor chance in their war wt Russia, being lately driven out of Finland, so yt French project as well as the rest seem to be vastly bafled. From Andrew Chrystie to his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Cadwallader Colden Dear Brother & Sister Moss 1 Apr 28th 17[44] The last I have had from you [is of] Date NOVr 25h 1742 which arrived by post from London the 31 of January last year. You therein mention ye Receipt of mi[ne] of April loth 1742. 1 wrote a Coppy thereof with 1 In southern Norway. CADWALLADER COLDEN PAPERS 147 some litt[le] addition of July 21th sent by a Vessel to Glascow, and anot[her] with an addition of Septr 151 Sent by a Vessel to Plymouth. I find 1 have not wrote you all last year, partly occasio[ned] by a very throng Shipping, when the most proper [time to write] and partly that among y' many Ships We had there was none Directly from London whereby I Could Sent a Letter to t[hel Sun Coffee house, however as I can not wholly be Excused, I beg pardon, and Shal for ye future Endeavor to Make Ame[nds] The Acelt You give of Your family is very agreable. Wlel Congratulate Your Son Alexander and wish him all [the] pleasure & Content in his Beloved wife that a Marri[ed] State Can afford. I know not if you have heard of the Death of Our Sister Sarah 1 at Dunbar the 4th of Nov. 1742. The 7 Children are Early Deprived of their Parent[s] We have had no Letter from them these Several Mo[nths] By ye Last we had from Kattie & Alie they were Doi[ng] Pretty well in ye Shop Business, and ye Younger Ones advancing in their School, and yt Mrs Wood had taken Cassie to her who for Some time has been a widow. David has been W' Us these 3 Years and Some Month[s] he is just goeing to Sail for Waterford in Ireland to Sell [a] Cargoe of Deals for Us of a Ship we have fraight[ed] and as I have Little Business for him now, he will [be] tryeing to Do Some where for himself and Pro [bably] not return. Our family are in perfect health. My wife Encreased it by a Son on ye 28th of Dee last who is Called after Me Andrew, a brave thriving Boy under so good a Nurse as My wife. My Eldest Daughter is now very Usefull in way of housekeeping, and My Son David Who Came home in October 1742 is very Usefull in My Business, is My present Malster, and by his Direction I Can Carry on my Malting without any other Malt man. That affair will I hope now Answer Pretty well as there is lately a great Duty Laid on English Corns, And the French war being now proclaimed [with] England, will Stop much of the English trade, and [con]sequently yo Import of 1 Mrs. James Chrystie. 148 CADWALLADER COLDEN PAPERS Malt will be Smal, and as we [exlpect few Ships from England, we must fraight Norway ones and Send our Goods over. We have bought 2/3 pt. of a pretty Large Ship of about 250 Ton, for 4000 DIrs or 800 � which we Expect dayly from Christiansand to ye westward of this, where it was Built, which we'll Employ Constantly in Carrying Our Goods out. Our trade will Suffer much by [the] French War, and it will no Doubt also Affect Your Countrey. Our Sister Cassie at Brevieg was here last Summer with her Daughter Ambor when She took Our Daughter Sarah with her and will not part with her again. She and family axe all well and She Carries on her trade briskly and makes a good hand of it, her Son Hans being now Able to Manage all for her. Ann her Second Daughter is to be Married to One Ralf Boysan a Merchant in Scheen. Your last letter Considering ye Season of ye year arrived Soon. You seem to fear your letter att that seasone wou'd go by post, & be chargeable. The postage from London is but a trifle. Mr Collet pays Franco [torn] Copenhagen 14 or 15 Pence and from thence we pay [torn] pence. We can have a Letter from London in 16 days and ye Charge being so Smal you may write at any time that Opportunity offers and You May Beleive I give no Money out with more pleasure. Altho I blame My Self for not writing all Last Year You Cant altogether be Excused having wrote you [3] Letters in 1742 and have only had yours above. Remember Us all Kindly to Your Son Alexander [and] Spouse, Daughter De Lancy & family and all ye rest of y', Children. I am Dear Brother & Sister
ANDR. CHRYSTIE P: S David takes this along with him to forward either from Ireland or ye Channel where they put in. David writes this of my Copy, being throng my self att his going away. [Addressed: ] To Cadwallader Colden Esq~ Docter of Medicine In New York America CADWALLADER COLDEN PAPERS 149 [Indorsed:] R-d Octr 23d 1744 From David Chrystie, son of James Chrystie, to Mr. and Mrs. Cadwallader Colden 1 CORK July 22th 1744 Dear Uncle and Aunt By my Uncles on the other Side, You See that I was just Setting out for Waterford, where I arrived about 4 Weeks ago. I there Sold the Loading, and then went for Dublin, from that to this place on Some AfFairs belonging to Messrs Chrystie and Fuglesang, this last being in Company with My Uncle. I return in 2 or 3 Days to Waterford, and the Master I Came over with being bound for France, I have some thoughts of makeing a trip there along with him. By being Master of the Dan[ish language] I Can easily Pass for a Dane, so am under no [appreffiension of either French or Spanish Priva[teers] [torn] in France. I Shall write You from thence per f [irst] Opportunity. Pleas make my Complements Accepta[ble] [torn] Cousins, and Beleive Me to be Dear Uncle and A[unt]
P: S I have heard nothing of a long time from Scotland having left Norway befor the Vessels Arrived from thence. Excuse ye Shortness of this being just Setting out on a Journey to Kinsale 1 Written on the same sheet as Andrew Chrystie's letter above, dated Moss, April 28, 1744.. If you'l favour Me with a Line and Lay it under a Cover to Mr John Collett at London, He Can always forward it to Me, as I shall Take Care to Let him Know whereabouts I am to be found. 1 would be oblidged to You if You would Advise what Encouragement a Young Man that besides Latin and other Languages, Understands Bookkeeping, Arithmetick and writes a good hand, Might Expect in Your part of the World. Pray be as particular as possible in [one word illegible] of your family. 150 CADWALLADER COLDEN PAPERS From Andrew Chrystie 1 D. Broyr & Sister Moss June [torn] [1744] The above wrott by my[torn] David is a Copy of mine sent by Nephew [torn] to be forwarded from Irland, whither he [torn] ye 15 Ulto. The ship qr of advised to ha[ve] bought fids is now wholly ours, having si[nce] bought ye 3d pt qt now stands in all [torn] cost, is wind bound, w' a Cargoe of Deals for London qr by yo is conveyed to ye Sunn Coffee house. Since my last, there has nothing materiall, hapned, Trade still continuing dull & no English ships venturing to come, on Ace't of ye many French Cappers att Sea. Hans Chrystie from Brevieg was wt us 2 days since, his Mother and all her children he left well. My wife and all yo children are well, and desire to be kindly remembred to you all. I am Dr Broyr & Sister
ANDR. CHRYSTIE 1Added at the bottom of a copy of his letter dated Moss, April 28, 1744, of which the original is printed above. |
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