1[William Coxe, Jr. to John Brown Cutting], June–August 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Our Ship Canton is just arriv’d from China with a cargo of 100000 dollars, 19/35 of her belong’d to us . Mr. D——and myself had the entire direction and management of the property. From these circumstances I have had the best opportunities of getting to the bottom of that business. I have made every use of them in my power. I will venture to pronounce that it contains an increasing and...