Can the Cargo Be Saved?
Document 1793The captain of the sloop, who lives in Norfolk, has informed Perkins that the sloop ran ashore and the winds were blowing so hard that they could do nothing and he did not know whether the cargo could be saved. Had Perkins known how much trouble would be taken with this business, no amount of money would have induced him to take it on. He has booked passage for Norfolk and expects to be there the following day.
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[Received Nov. 24]
[Fo Samuel 20
Hodgdon]
Richmond [undecipherable] 2d 17[undecipherable]
Dear Sir
I arrived here on Thursday last from [undecipherable] London & have This day been in formed [by] a Captn [undecipherable] who lies in [her?] [undecipherable] that [our?] [undecipherable] is on Shore &
all [those?] [undecipherable] I only knows Captn [undecipherable] further informed me that he had [been?] with Captn [undecipherable] to try & get the Sloop of but it blew so hard they could do nothing nor could he inform me wither the cargo could be saved or not I have taken my Passage on Bord his [vessel?] & expect to go to morrow for Norfolk. had I ex[undecipherable] [undecipherable] have had as much Trouble with This Bus[undecipherable] no money would have induced me to [have?] under[taken?] on it Captn [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] Them with [undecipherable] from it [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
Yr very [undecipherable]
Servt Joseph Vashon
P.S Please to [undecipherable] my wife know that I am well [undecipherable] right to you [from?]
Norfolk if [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
The captain of the sloop, who lives in Norfolk, has informed Perkins that the sloop ran ashore and the winds were blowing so hard that they could do nothing and he did not know whether the cargo could be saved. Had Perkins known how much trouble would be taken with this business, no amount of money would have induced him to take it on. He has booked passage for Norfolk and expects to be there the following day.
Date
11/24/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Richmond
Document number
1793112480101
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Joseph Perkins
Capt. Holt
my wife
Notable locations
Richmond
Norfolk