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Letter from Robert Carter to William Dawkins, April 12, 1728
Robert Carter writes to London merchant William Dawkins, April 12, 1728, to alert him that all the masters of the London ships then in the colony are complaining of the difficulty they are having in finding cargoes.
Letter from Robert Carter to William Dawkins,
April 12, 1728
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Rappahannock, [Lancaster County, Virginia]
Apl, 12th: 1728
Mr. Wm: Dawkins
Sir --
I have already writ to you by Capt. Keeling
his stay here being longer then he Expected gives me the Opportun
ity of this Short line. he will tell you how full of complaints all
the London Masters are of their falling Short Considerably of their
Loadings Capt: Dove went from me Just now and is gon for Essex
Court and so to beat up our river
what Success he will have nether
he nor I knows at
yet at this time I am doubtfull he will hardly
reach what he did last year Keeling hath had most of his Load from
our river. Brooks
a great deal and Several of the York Ships have fetchd
considerable Quantitys from hence and more agoing dayly . here is
Trice,
Clack, Woodward
and Forwards
Ship who hath Set his freit
at £7 per Tun from whence all thse Ships are to be Supplyd I cant
foresee I wish you health and I Shall Conclude at present
Sir
Yor very humble Servt:
per Keeling --
NOTES
Source copy consulted:
Robert Carter Letter Book, 1727 April 13-1728 July 23, Carter Family Papers, Virginia Historical Society, Richmond.
Robert Carter generally used a return address of "Rappahannock" for the river on which he lived rather than "Corotoman," the name of his home, on his correspondence, especially to merchants abroad. The county and colony have been added for clarity to the heading on the draft.
[1] Captain William Keiling commanded the Betty.
( Survey Report 6800 summarizing Adm. 68/194, Virginia Colonial Records Project, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.
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[2] The Bailey
was a London ship owned by William Dawkins and commanded at various times by Adam Graves (1725-1730) and by Thomas Dove (1731-1732). She was a vessel of some 250 tons and carried 15-17 crew members. ( Survey report 6801 summarizing Adm. 68/195, 156v, and other data in Adm. 68/194 and /196, found in the microfilms of the Virginia Colonial Records Project, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia;
A letter of Carter's to Dawkins May 12, 1732,
refers to "your ship Bailey." as does a letter of May 10, 1738, from Carter's executors to Dawkins.)
[3] The Rappahannock.
[4] Christopher Brooks commanded the Cambridge, a vessel of 100 tons and 11 men owned by London merchants Haswell and Brooks in 1729. ( Survey Report 6801 summarizing Adm. 68/195, found in the microfilms of the Virginia Colonial Records Project, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.
)
[5] The 140 ton Welcome
was owned by London merchant James Bradley to whom Carter would write about her on May 17, 1727
. John Trice (Frice) was her captain, 1723-1727. ( Adm 68/195, 154r, found in the microfilms of the Virginia Colonial Records Project, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.
)
[6] Thomas Woodward commanded the Providence,
a ship owned by Captain John Hyde & Company, during a number of voyages to the colony, 1723-1728. ( Survey Report 6800 summarizing Adm. 68/194 and Survey Report 6801 summarizing Adm 68/195, Virginia Colonial Records Project, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia,
and Carter's letter to the firm, 1723 September 17.)
[7] The Forward
was a London ship of 150-200 tons commanded in1728-29 by William Loney, and in 1731 by George Buckridge. ( Survey Report 6800 summarizing Adm. 68/194 and Survey Report 6801 summarizing Adm 68/195, Virginia Colonial Records Project, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.
)
This text, originally posted in 2004, was revised September 8, 2014, to add footnotes and strengthen the modern language version text.