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                     Victoria V.I.
                           Jany 5. 1863
Royal Fisk. Esq
                 Dear sir
                         Your favor of the 27 [th]ultimo
Came to hand this day.  with invoices &c
Mr E Cook.  will pay you the sum of fifteen 
Hundred dollar[s] which place to my credit
I shall probably send you some fund &
further orders by next boat  at present 
business is dull and our market full of 
goods we are having an [indecipherable - ap??] winter
and hope to have an Early Spring  In
which case I shall want large amounts 
of goods in Feby  The dft for $2900 has
been duly honored and the goods nearly
all in store  she made a quick trip
                     Yours Truly
                              J.A.Mc.Crea 

Description: This letter to Royal Fisk was written by J.A. McCrea in Victoria, Vancouver Island on January 5, 1863.  McCrea tells Fisk that Mr. E. Cook will give him money for McCrea's credit.  He writes that because business is slow and he is well-stocked, he will wait until the next boat to place an order.  McCrea also mentions that if spring comes early he will want a lot of goods in February. 

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