William Macy letter to Thomas Rotch, Nantucket, 5mo 30 1809

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                                      Nantucket  5 mo 30, 1809
Dear Cousin
Thomas Rotch
                         I returned fm Boston last night and found thy Letter which cae in my absence; I have called on O Mitchell, T. Gardner Jn & Rich Mitchell which have from abt 1000 to 1200 cash in expectation & will be for sale but are not willing to have it picked without an advnace price. Richd says if it was picked and one Qu. taken he should ask at 3/pc & for the next Qut 2/9 the 3rd Qut 2/ and should calculate the Remainder worth abt 1/6, the most of the wool as for as came to my knowledge was better last year than common & I suppose it was Occationed by its being a wet season that the sheep did not get so much sand in the woold neither was the Wool so greeasy as in Dry hot weather which makes it hard to work and also sore difficult to get the sand out, (the present season is wet and cold) being intirely ignorance what thou calls a stock has prevented my making any arrangement or calling on any other person. R.M has agreed not to contract his away untill he hears form thee if thou writes soon, our wool I conclude by our cheeps not bringing so much must be shorted than when taken from Sheep that produce 3 or 4 inches each as ours seldom average 2 " each. I am in expectation of attending our Yearly meeting & also of returning about the day our sheep are shorn, if thou writes me please to send a Coppy directed to some Frd care for me in Newport where it may meet me. Our Wool holders seldom engage their wool before shear time, havg stated my thots on the subject