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The Fleet destined against the Island
of Martinico Captain Scaif of his
Majesty's Ship of War the Chesterfield
relates who spoke a Brig at Sea
a few Days from the Island of Bar
bados that said the Reasonable his
Majestys Ship Captain Schuldham
was shipwrecked on a Shoal of
Martinico but the whole Crew for
tunately saved also that a Fort
on the Island was silenced

Robert Carter

To Thomas Bladen Esquire May 1762
by the same oportunity wrote to Dulany

To James Buchanan & Co
7th May 1762 sent by Captain Blake
his Majestys Sloop

Gentlemen

Captain Thompson has Orders
from me for 108 hogsheads of Tobacco to be ship
ped on board the John & Prestly
who