be
Pleased to contribute Each one half of the Charges the Vessel will be
at to Set her out to Sea, not omiting a Passport from your
Governor[15] Such as he now has from the Dutch Consul here. you are to
give the Capn. necessary instructions for his Voyage. if it Should be
for Amsterdam, you must address both Vessal and Cargo to Mr. Petter
Doscher, and if for any other Port may Consigne her to whom you
Please, ordering the Produce of both freight and Effects to be remited
to Said Mr. Doscher of the Capital you intend to Passe into his hands
that he might if Should be thought proper cause it to be Insured. if
the Capn. Should die in the Passage (which God forbid) you must then
after the arrivall of the Vessell put in one to your Satisfaction and
also procure the Sale of his 45 pipes of Malvasia[16] and Vidono
wines, and Remit there Neat proceeds with a Seperate Acct. to said Mr.
Doscher, and in Case I should not resign over the Amt. of the Said 30
pipes V.P. you must also remit there Net proceeds and a Seperate Acct.
to said Mr. Doscher, and joyn the 450 Dollars to the Acct. of the 50
pipes. You are to pay one half of the mens wages and the Capn. the
other half, deducting what they have recevd. as p. Said Cap's.
Catalogue. In short, altho I notte you all these Circumstances yett I
beg your Principall imply[17] may be in the Sale of the Vessel for as
much as she will fetch, and Persuad the Captn. that it is his Interest
if he rightly Considers the Charge of Victualing and seting her out
for a Voyage to Holland, to which I begg your Particular attention.

[Footnote 15: The Dutch governor of Curacao.]

[Footnote 16: Malvasia (Gr. Monemvasia) was a town on the southeast
coast of Greece. The term malvasia wine, or malmsey, was originally
used of a wine coming from that locality, but afterward, as here, of
certain madeiras.]

[Footnote 17: Employ.]

Enclosed you'l find a notte of what the mens wages amount to monthly
and so also a paper in Vertue of which you'l make the Capt. pay you
120 Dollars. I begg you'l Lett me know via Holland or per first
Opertounaty the Success of this Enterprise. interim I remain with
Humble Submission

Sir

Your Most Humble and obt. Ser't,

P. DOSCHER, Junr.

3d. Invoice of the following pipes of Wine laden for my acct. and
risque to the Island of Curacao upon the Dutch Snow called the
_Princess of Orange_, Cap. John Melidoni, and to the Consignation of
Mr. Mastere, In his absence to Mess