in England; and by the mode proposed for disposing of the
teas, the grocers and merchants will be quickly served
without any risk of loss by bad debts. I beg your
forgiveness for the freedom I have taken. I have the honor
to be, with due respect, gentlemen,

Your most obed't & humble servant,
GILBERT BARKLY.

Lombard Street, 29 June, 1773.

To the chairman & deputy chairman of
the East India Comp'y.

(_See Mr. Barkly's letter in the miscellany bundle for the
Pennsylvania packet of 17th May, 1773._)

Sir:

Upon my coming to town, I found a letter from the clerk of
the Committee of Warehouses, desiring my attendance at the
East India House, relative to the exportation of teas to
America.

I should have waited on the Committee of Warehouses at the
time desired, if I had been in town, and I will attend them
if they wish to see me any day next week, which may be
convenient to them. I am, sir,

Your most obedi^t. humb. serv't,
SAMUEL WHARTON.

Argyle Street, June 30th, 1773

Crabb Boulton, Esqr.

SOME THOUGHTS UPON THE EAST INDIA COMPANY'S SENDING OUT TEAS TO AMERICA.

_Submitted to the consideration of Henry Crabb Boulton, Esq., Chairman
of the East India Company._

The usual exports to America, consisting of callicoes, muslins, and
other produce of India, (tea excepted,) have been seldom less than
L600,000 pr an., as such the consequence of that trade, and the interest
of the merchants concerned therein, ought to be well considered before
this measure of sending out teas to America should be adopted, lest it
might defeat the one and prejudice the other.

The merchants are much alarmed at this step of the Company, fearing it
will prevent, in a great degree, the remittances from their
correspondents by so much or near it as the sales of the teas amount to;
for it is beyond a doubt, that the people in America, if they admit the
teas, (which I much doubt,) will be tempted to purchase them with the
very money arising from the sales of muslins, callicoes, Persians, &c.,
bought of the Company instead of sending it to the merchants in England,
and thereby tend to encrease the distress which is already too severely
felt, for want of remittances. And I should not be surprized at the
me