William Rotch Sr letter to Thomas Rotch, Dunkirk 9 mo 30th 1792

               
  B-163-22
                                              
                                      Dunkirk 9th moth 30 1792
  My dear Son Thomas
                                          
               My last to thee was the 18th ult. care of Caleb Gardn'r.
  via Newbury Port, in which if I remember right I direct'd thee to draw 
  on Debaques for One Thousand ponds Sterg.  when thou could apply 
  it
  ^to advantage, & the exchange was favourable, since which I find by
  
  Samuel he had pd. thee or provided L500-Im. or thereabouts; therefore 
  I now wish thee to reduce thy draft to Six hundred - altho the L500
  is not thy share of profit, yet is more that thy proportion of what 
  remained unappropriat'd; the remaining proffits being added to the 
  Stocks, thou will have thy portion of this appropriation in the advan=
  =tage that may arrive, the L600 stg. being on acct. of the Stocks I pro=
  =pos'd furnishing thee with-  Wm. has advis'd me of the manner you have
  divided the money paid by Fleming, which it quite agreeable to me.  I
  believe I mention'd to thee that I desir'd Homberg not to ship Wm 
  and thee the Goods you order'd on acct. of the money- you had in their hands,
  having a prospect then of investing the whole into head Matter, expecting 
  the preference of L Coffin, (who we find arriv'd at Bedford & perhaps it
  may fall into yr. hands there) and another of W. Hoyland ships which
  has not yet arriv'd, waiting for these vessells we have kept the Mary, 
  untill now---you will have by her a Small Stock whc. if she arrives
  safe hope with what you may purchase in America may furnish
                                             whc.was           
  you a tolerable quant'y; the rem'r of yr. money,^ in Hombergs hands, 
                                                                                        
  I have long since inform'd Wm. was lodg'd in Dickason & Co. hands in London.
  for your appropriation.  I can give thee nothing pleasing in
  our present situation, except being favour'd with health, which is 
  truly one of the choicest Blessings of this life for its continuation, I