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the coast of
Africa; touching first, if you think proper, at
Senegal, where, if you find encouragement, you may part with such part of your cargo as you can sell to your liking, and then proceed down the coast to such ports or places as you judge best to dispose of your cargo to advantage, so as to purchase a cargo of two hundred slaves, with which you are to proceed to
South Carolina, unless a peace should happen, or a good opportunity of coming off with a man-of-war, or some vessel of force, for the
West Indies.
In that.
case, I would recommend the
Island of
St. Christopher's, being handy to St. Eustatia's, for the sale of your slaves.
Buy no girls, and few women; but buy prime boys and young men. As you have had often the care of slaves, so I think it needless to say much upon that head in regard to keeping them well secured and a constant watch over them.
Your cargo is good, and well assorted.
Your rum, I make no doubt, will hold out more than it was taken in for; having proved some to hold out more than the gauge.
As you have guns and men, I doubt not you'll make a good use of them if required.
Bring some of the slaves this way, if not too late.
I am, with wishing you health, success, and happiness, your assured friend and owner,
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