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friend, Mr. Fairbanks, is certainly much censured here by those friends who took the shares ; he promises me a 

 report and I shall indeed be glad to have a more favorable account. 



With great regard believe me, 

 My dear Sir, 



Yours always truly, 



John Baixbeidgk. 

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London, 23rd March, 1832. 

 Charles W. Wallace, William Lawson " 

 and Jambs Foreman, Esquires, 

 Gentlemen, 



I have to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 16th February by which you inform me the 

 Legislature have authorized the importation of eighteen hundred pounds sterling value in copper tokens of pennys 

 and halfpennys of W'hich you enclose me specimens and requested me to procure £1,200 sterling in halfpennys 

 and £600 sterling in penny tokens similar in weight to those sent and the impression the same with exception of 

 tlie date which will in course be 1832. I wrote immediately to my old friend in Birmingham, who for many 

 years has been entrusted with our business and has put in hand the execution of the dies which require to be 

 many times renewed in f uch a quantity and he assures me he will have the order executed in the best man- 

 ner at Is 2Jd delivered in Liverpool and will have them insured. I feel confident the house to whom I confide 

 the execution will do justice to my order and it will afford me much gratification if on arrival it meets your 

 approbation. 



I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, 



Your most humble servant, 



John Bainbridge. 



Charles W. Wallace, William Lawson "j 



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London, 9th INIay, 1832. 



and James Foreman, Esquires, 

 Gentlemen, 



Agreeably to what I had the pleasure to write you on the 23rd March I now beg to hand you 

 an invoice of 18 casks of copper tokens forwarded from Birmingham on the 5th instant by Mr. Walker to my 



friends Messrs. Willis & Swainson, of Liverpool, who will ship them on board the for your port and 



will enclose (with the invoice herewith amounting to £619 10s 4d) a bill of lading and I will request them to 

 give a note of the shipping charges upon this parcel for your government and I will add them to the final ship- 

 ment when made. The expense of papering will not exceed 20s per ton. In filling up casks 7 & 10 Mr. Walker 

 says 253 papers were put into each but there were some used to fill up and th.e person neglected to note the small 

 further addition, but the aggregate he is certain is 374,040 which I doubt not will be found correct. This forms 

 about J of the order, and Mr. Walker adds he is proceeding as well as he can wish with the remainder. Many 

 pairs of dies are destroyed in making such a number. I have desired Messrs. Willis & Swainson will write you 

 by the ship and the remainder sliall follow in succession. 



I remain with great respect, 

 Gentlemen, 



Your most humble servant, 

 John Bainbridge. 

 P.S. — I have no reply from Liverpool as to the shipment but expect to hear on Monday ; the Jane going 

 to-day, induces me to send copy of my letter sent down to be sent by the ship. 



J. B. 

 E. 



London, 31 May, 1832. 

 Charles W. Wallace, William Lawson "| 

 and James Foreman, Esquires, j 

 Gentlemen, 



I had the pleasure to address you the 23rd March informing you of having intrusted the execution 

 of the manufacture of the copper tokens ordered by the Provincial Legislature to Mr. John Walker, of Birming- 

 ham, and the shipments will be made by Messrs. Willis & Swainson, of Liverpool, for account of the 

 Province ; they will send you the invoices regularly by the ships that may be sailing the next week for none 

 have left Liverpool since the time of my advising you, the 9th inst., that the first parcel of IS casks had reached 



