Oct 9, 1789 Home Resource Oct 11, 1789
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Do. Winds and Weather.
This Morning I ordered every person to attend at the Publick Sale of the Resource and it began at 9 OClock this Morning. I ordered her to be put up at 2000 Rix dollars and to bid downwards as is also the Custom here; but Strange as it may appear she only Sold for 295 Rix Dollars
This great loss of 705 Rix dollars was unavoidable and if she had not been bought by an English Capt. John Eddie I suppose they would have run her down to 200 for I had no alternative. However even at this Rate up to the present time the expences if I had remained at Timor untill the last of September would have been greater than it is at present, and I have this Advantage that my people are here ready to Sail with the first Ships which would not have happened as the Timor Ships are not arrived.
My Health & St[r]ength is worse every day so that I am in tortures when I think or write.
At ½ past 11 died at this Hospital Thomas Hall of a Flux. This poor Man has never been well since my Arrival at Timor.
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