State Library of NSW
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London 30 Oct 1853
W Mc.Arthur Esq Paris
Dear Sir, We have acknowledged your favor of 27th March, handing us Messrs Donaldson & Co's a/ of charges on the12 Hhds of wine amounting to £13.13.6 Due note is taken of your instructions to forward 22 Doz Quarts & 30 Doz Pints to Paris - we trust we shall be enabled to ship there on Thursday by the "City of Rotterdam" to Dunkirk. Inclosed we hand you a note of our calculation of the cost of the wine including all charges - Of the light Wine we have taken our ? on two Hhds - the guages being nearly the same - & you will perceive, that to cover the first cost of 57 Gallon in Sydney you will require 14/6 Dox for the pints and 27 for the Quaits - of the muscated we have taken the whole quality [?] 19 L 34/6 - we think these [?] might be somewhat enhanced - The [M?] will not sell truly, there being so little demand in England for select wine - the light wine will sell, but the reason is now & I've doubt much if they could be placed before next ? We shall [?] you when the wine is sent off meantime, we remain Yours faithfully Donaldson Lambert the Red wind is in beautiful condition & we have ordered it to be bottled forthwith.
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