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Gentlemen:

Annexed you have an account of the freight of 80 whole and 34 half
chests of tea, shipped by the Hon'ble East India Company, on our ship
Dartmouth, James Hall, master, from London, consigned to you, with the
damages we have sustained by the said tea being kept in our ship by your
not giving the necessary orders or directions about it, or by your not
qualifying yourselves, or otherwise, for receiving the same.

The charge of demurrage of the ship, &c., may possibly at first sight
appear extravagant, but when you consider the consequences of a ship
regularly established in any trade, (which, in the present case will, I
expect, eventually be of near two hundred guineas damage,) by the loss
of freight from London in the spring, when you consider this, with the
extra loss on a perishable commodity, as hers was of oil, the extra
stowage of three-quarters of that cargo, and the difference of advance
of the season, I cannot but think you must be reconciled to the
propriety of the charges I have made.

I enclose you a copy of Cap^t. Cooke's and our cooper's requests, to
support the charges of demurrage of the sloop Triton, and the wages and
expences of those coopers, and beg to know by the bearer (who will wait
your answer) whether you will or will not pay the amount of this
account, say, L289 19s. 6d. lawful money.

I am, very respectfully,
Your assured friend,
FRANCIS ROTCH.

To RICHARD CLARKE & SONS,
THOS. & ELISHA HUTCHINSON,
BENJAMIN FANEUIL, Junr., and
JOSHUA WINSLOW.

_Owners, Shippers, Consignees, or concerned in 80 whole and 34 half
chests of Teas, shipped from London by the Hon'ble East India Company,
for Boston, consigned to Richard Clarke & Sons, Thomas & Elisha
Hutchinson, Benj^n Faneuil, Jun^r., and Joshua Winslow._

_To the Owners of the Dartmouth_, JAMES HALL, _Dr._

1773.

To freight of 80 whole and 34 half chests of tea from
London, L91 17 7
To demurrage of the ship from 7 to 20 Dec^r.,
13 days.
Deduct 2 days for grav^g the ship, 2 days, 11 at L12, 132 0 0
To Cap^t. James Hall, and his mate's wages, 11 days, 3 18 3
To demurrage sloop Triton, from 9 to 20 Dec^r., 12 days,
at 48s., 28 16 0

To the captain's