Volume 72: Macarthur family correspondence relating to wine, 1846-1900: No. 129
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[Page 129]
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.