348 FRAGMENT;?

10 bed-covers, 9 cubits long, 4 wide, chequered pattern, blue and white cotton, with scarlet silk between the chequers manufactured at Timbuctoo, bought in barter for lOOlb. sugar, 30 loaves. 50 camel-load gum-sudan, weighing nett 120 quintals.

Charges,—Hire of 50 camels to Akka, at 18 dollars each.

Stata to ditto, 1 dollar per load, to be pai<l by Sheik Aly ben A r.

Copi/ of the Letter accompanying the foregoing Remittance, Praise be to God alone ; for there is neither beginning nor strength, without God, the eternal God.

To my friends, L'Hage Zeyd and L'Hage Abdrahaman Elfellely. Peace be with ye, and the mercy of the High God ; and after that, know, that I have sent to our agents at Akka, by the autumnal caravan, 50 camel loads of gum-sudan, being 100 skins j in each skin of gum I have packed 5 skins of gold dust, and 1 bar of gold.

L'Hage Tahar ben Jelule will deliver to our agent at Akka, for you, 10 very handsome cotton covers for beds, of Sudan manufacture. May all this arrive safe, with the blessing of God. I will inform you by the spring caravan what merchandize to send here next autumn. I refer you to a long letter, which I have sent to you by L'Hage Tahar. Peace be with you, and the blessing of God be upon you.