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make-Cotton of a good staple would of course answer very well, and be perfectly satisfactory, if at a price that would pay a fair profit when brought to this market; to do this it would of course require to be well cleaned, and pressed so as to make good stourage on ship board-this we have no doubt may be accomplished eventu- ally, but we see no immediate prospect of itr-when we send a Vessel, we intend to send a Gin, and probably a pressing machine, both which will be very essential with you-perhaps you make a press with you that would answer the purpose for the present, but our patent pump presses I pressume will be important for you, when you get well ltnderway with your cotton plantations-please inform me on this pointr-Had my own means admitted of it, I would have had a Vessel off long ago, with the articles you wrote for-Hogs, I am informed by a Gentleman who has resided in l\1antanzes, _are pro- hibited in Cuba, and Horses would be too cumbersome for the dis- cription of vessel we propose sending-Corn is but a poor article to ship, except to the ,v-estern blancls, Tenriffe etc, and there it would probably not answer, so much is shipped from hence-I regret ex- tremely that Henry should have taken the letters away, as it leaves me quite in the dark, in various particulars such as the proper place, for the vessel to run for the courses, signal poles etc the Tribe of Indians that you are at war with, being between your residence, and the entrance to the River is rather against the concern- It is thought advisable under all circumstances, to write you a gain, and urge your immediate reply to several enquiries, which if tangi- ble, and can be carried into effect, would probably be very important, such as-Is there a road that Goods can be conveyed upon to :Mexico, or to the borders, or dividing line between you and :Mexico? what is the distance? could not there be an arrangement made, to receive goods calculated for the Mexican market, on your Territory, or on the dividing line of the Mexican Territory ?-in barter for Cochineal, Vanilla, Pimento, Indigo, and for Specie-Could they be conveyerl without being subject to Duty, and without risk? what would be the time required, and what would be the Expense-does your Colony produce Cochineal, or Indigo? or do they, or will they bring either to it, or would they if a temptation is held out?-we should like to send a confidential agent to communicate with you, and to attend to our business; but it will not justify it at presentr- We wish you to be very particular in the list of articles that will answer best to send, and the returns, the kind and quantity of To- bacco-the Mill stones I have not forgotten-I should suppose some of our patent corn cleaners would be desirable-are you not in want of many kinds of agricultural Implements? How would the ap- paratus for a Distillery answer?-If we could once get underway I
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