Last evening I had the pleasure to receive your favor of yesterday, relative to the bond which I am to sign for New York, and the objections made to its draught by Mr. Blackburn, Pigou and myself, which at the time appeared resonable to us, but as others have signed in the form shewn to me, I don't mean to be particular, and therefore shall conform, relying on the honor of the Com^tee in all future matters. Tomorrow I am indispensably obliged to go out of town shall return on Saturday next, wait on you, & execute the bond. I am, sir, Your most obedi^t & most hum. serv^t WM. KELLY. Crescent, Sep. 1^st 1773. Mr. Wm. Settle. * * * * * _Freight of 568 whole, & 130 half chests of Tea, shipped on the Polly, Cap^t Sam^l Ayres, for Philadelphia:_ feet. 568 chests con^g for freight, 8748.6 130 quarter d^o. d^o 656.9 ------ 9405.3 ------ 9405.3 at 1s. 6d. pr foot, Philadelphia currency, is L705 7 10-1/2 tons. Primage on 235-1/3 at 2s. sterl^g pr ton, is L23 10 3 _Freight of Tea on the London, to South Carolina:_ feet. 182 chests measure 2644.3 at 1s. pr foot L132 4 3 75 d^o. d^o. 345.9 d^o. 17 5 9 ---- -------- 257 149 10 0 Primage, 5 pr cent 7 10 0 -------- L157 0 0 _Freight of Tea shipped on the William, for Boston:_ feet. 58 chests measure 585.11, at 1s. 4d. pr foot, L39 1 3 L.M. Primage, 1 9 6 sterl^g. _Freight of 698 chests Tea on the Nancy, for New York:_ feet. 698 chests measure 9264.8, at 2s. 3d. pr foot, is Currency, L1042 5 4 Sterling, L30 8 2 Primage, 5 pr ct. 52 2 3 -------- L1094 7 7 -------- _Freight of 114 chests Tea on the Eleanor, for Boston:_ feet. 114 chests measure 1383.4, at 1s. 4d. L92 4 5 L.M. Primage, L3 9 0 _Freight of 112 chests Tea on the Beaver, for Boston:_ feet. 112 chests measure 1375, at 1s. 4d., is L91 13 10 L.M. 34-1/2 tons at 2s. pr ton primage, L3 17 0 Whitehall, Dec^r 17^th 1773.