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Letter to Editor
November 8, 1776
The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
George Ralls of Hampton publicly defends his character after inadvertently selling sour wine or vinegar as rum to buyers in Dumfries, claiming he was unaware of the substitution until informed.
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Mess. Dixon & Hunter,
HAMPTON, Nov. 3.
THROUGH the Channel of your Paper I should be much obliged to you to inform the Public, that some Time about the Beginning of the last Month, having Occasion to go as far as Dumfries by Water, I carried a few Casks of Liquor to sell, all of which I received at this Place for Rum; one of these I disposed of to Mr. James Hay, and two other Inhabitants of that Town, who took it from on Board my Vessel without Examination, on my Word. They will be kind enough to take Notice that I did not, at the Time I disposed of the Cask and its Contents to them, nor till the Receipt of their Letter, know that it was different from what I sold it, and that I accounted with a Gentleman at this Place for that identical Cask as Rum; who, I believe, did not, till lately, know that it was what they describe it to be.
I am uneasy that these Persons should imagine I would impose sour Wine or Vinegar on them, in Place of Rum; and, in Order that my Character may not be injured by their Report, I take this public Method of vindicating my Conduct.
I am, Gentlemen,
Your very humble servant,
GEORGE RALLS.
HAMPTON, Nov. 3.
THROUGH the Channel of your Paper I should be much obliged to you to inform the Public, that some Time about the Beginning of the last Month, having Occasion to go as far as Dumfries by Water, I carried a few Casks of Liquor to sell, all of which I received at this Place for Rum; one of these I disposed of to Mr. James Hay, and two other Inhabitants of that Town, who took it from on Board my Vessel without Examination, on my Word. They will be kind enough to take Notice that I did not, at the Time I disposed of the Cask and its Contents to them, nor till the Receipt of their Letter, know that it was different from what I sold it, and that I accounted with a Gentleman at this Place for that identical Cask as Rum; who, I believe, did not, till lately, know that it was what they describe it to be.
I am uneasy that these Persons should imagine I would impose sour Wine or Vinegar on them, in Place of Rum; and, in Order that my Character may not be injured by their Report, I take this public Method of vindicating my Conduct.
I am, Gentlemen,
Your very humble servant,
GEORGE RALLS.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
Persuasive
What themes does it cover?
Commerce Trade
What keywords are associated?
Rum Sale
Vinegar Mistake
Character Vindication
Commercial Dispute
Dumfries Trade
What entities or persons were involved?
George Ralls
Mess. Dixon & Hunter
Letter to Editor Details
Author
George Ralls
Recipient
Mess. Dixon & Hunter
Main Argument
the writer sold a cask he believed contained rum but which was actually sour wine or vinegar, and he seeks to publicly vindicate his conduct and character against accusations of imposition.
Notable Details
Sold To Mr. James Hay And Two Other Inhabitants Of Dumfries
Received Casks At Hampton As Rum
Accounted With A Gentleman At Hampton For The Cask As Rum