6 THE NATURALIST OF THE ST. CROIX 



January 10, 1793 and the second at Wilmington, March 

 10, 1793. Both letters are interesting and indicate the 

 greatest respect for his father and devotion to his 

 interests. 



In the first letter he writes: "The 30th of December 

 I arrived at Point Petre Saw Brother Chase. Markets 

 "Would Not Due from there I went to St Peires from 

 There to St Lucia And have Sold here. Lumber at 15 

 Dolars Beff at 8 Dollars Shingles at 1^ Dolars MackreU 

 at 4 Dollars. To Be pa3-d one Third part in Cash 

 The Other Two Thirds in Sugar Coffee Coaco Cotton 

 At cash price. Sir I had Acounts from St Astaita 

 Lumber Will not Answer there. Sir I expect to Sail by 

 the 10 of february. If Any Thing Should happen That 

 I Should Be Detained any Longer I Shall prosead to 

 Newburj' port. If not I Shall go to Willmington. I 

 had Very bad Weather on mj- pasage the 11 Decembr 

 Scut Under 2 Rt forsail had m}^ Quarter Boards Nock 

 away m}- Chimney Nockd Down And m^- Lumber Shifted 

 16 Inches Of Water for 2 Hours in The Hold By Baging 

 the pump Boxes We freed her And fortinglj- Saved our 

 Deck Load I Shall Due the Best I Can for your Intrist 

 So Conclude Remaining your Loving Son." He then 

 adds this P. S: "We are aU WeU I have Landed my 

 Deck Load I have Sold to Mr Nervear and Company 

 By What I Can hear they are Good men." This letter 

 was directed to "Capt Jonathan Boardman in Newbury 

 Port by favour of capt Spitfield." 



The second letter is as follows : "Loving Sir I Write 

 to let you now that after a passage of 13 Days 1 arrived 

 here my Westingss Goods are not Wanted here Lumber 

 and Navill Stores are too hy for me to purchas Atpresant 



