A-331-2
Boston April 24th 1797
Mr. Thos Rotch
Dear Sir
agreeable to your wish & order whilst
in New Bedford I have wrote & gave orders to our
friends Thos Dickason & Co merchants in London to
have placed to your Credit L114.6 Sterling which is
a proportion of moneys Remitted to London by our
friends Brothers De Banque of Dunkirk on account
of Ship Americas Cargo of oil shipped from NBedford
1795 & said Ship America saild the 1st Juny 1796.
signed
I am etc Uriah Swain
Copy of letter from Uriah Swain of Nantucket the
original being sent forward to Thos Dickason & Co
London 2 mo 3d 1800.