Series 4 > William Melrose in China, 1845-1855

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1850
Draft no. 49 at six months ^89 ns. 2d. in Union Office, or
premium on 180 boxes for old account A. M.
& Co. andj. R. & Co. £8 18s. 6d.
premium on 656 packages for new account
A. M. & Co. and J. R. & Co. 80 12s. 8d.
£89 ns. 2d.
Draft no. 50, £108 5s. id.
premium on Mr Schaw’s 12 boxes Jjo ns. nd.
premium on 615 packages ‘L’ on joint R. S.
and A. M. & Co. 68 2s. 6d.
premium on 1,200 boxes ‘A’ on account
A. M. & Co. and W. M. 39 10s. 8d.
£108 5s. id.
The boxes of Orange Pekoe in all the invoices are all the same
chop, bought at Tls 25, fine, almost curious; marks L2 and G2
are also the same chop, good wiry blackish, and well scented; and
marks L3 and G3 the same chop, wiry blackish, even leaf, high
burnt kind of flavour and strong, something like [chop] no. 2
Magellan but not so fine. I send samples, and will be happy to hear
your opinion.
I have nothing more to say regarding this shipment except that
I hear she (Superb) has cargo to deliver at the Cape, and which was
not told me when I engaged the tonnage. I wrote to Jardine on
the subject and send you the correspondence. Freight per Superb
£$ 10s. (it is now £4). Had I known the market was going to
open so soon I might have kept the teas for a faster vessel, but it was
uncertain.
Canton, 22 August 1850
I have yours of June and am glad to see you are so well again.
What with Chinamen coming in, tasting, and selling bills, I have
left myself no time to write you and am in terror of being shut out.
You must just be contented with a short letter. Mr Simpson’s will