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lie near at hand to go under tlieir convoy, and to 

 sell our provisions to tlie tobacco fleets ; for the 

 planting of tobacco generally in those colonies, 

 prevents their being supplied with stores, suffi- 

 cient for victualing their ships. 



As for the commodities v^rhich are necessary to 

 carry over to this plantation for use and merchan- 

 dise, and are, therefore, requisite for those to have 

 along with them that intend to transport themselves 

 thither ; they are guns, powder and shot, flints, linens 

 of all sorts, but chiefly ordinary blues, osnaburgs, 

 scotch and irish linen, and some fine ; men's and 

 women's cloths, ready made up, some few broad 

 cloths, kerseys, and druggets ; to which you must 

 add Haberdasher's wares, hats, about Rye or six 

 shillings a piece, and a few finer ; a few wiggs, 

 not long and pretty thin of hair ; thin stuffs for 

 women; iron work, as nails, spades, axes, broad 

 and narrow hoes, frows, wedges, and saws of all 

 sorts, with other tools for carpenters, joiners, coop- 

 ers, shoemakers, shave locks, &c., all which, and 

 others which are necessary for the plantations, 

 you may be informed of and buy at very reasona- 

 ble rates, of Mr. James Gilbert, ironmonger in 

 Mitre tavern yard, near Aldgate. You may also 

 be used very kindly for your cuttlery ware, and 

 other advantageous merchandises, and your cargoes 

 well sorted by Capt. Sharp at the Blue gate in Can- 

 non street, and for earthern ware, ^vindow glass, 

 grindstones, millstones,paper, ink, powder, saddles, 



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