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The latter cancels the sale as he had not been informed of the value.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">\u00ab Je [Simonet] d\u00e9clare avoir vendu &amp; livr\u00e9 au Sieur Mathieu Downing, capitaine de la go\u00e9lette la Providence de Baltimore, la quantit\u00e9 de douze n\u00e8gres dont une n\u00e9grite, \u00e9stemp\u00e9 SIMONET boucassin \u00bb pour 15 000 livres de Saint-Domingue. Suivent leurs noms : Joseph, Priame, Neptune, Pomp\u00e9e, Darius, Cartouche, Mandrin, Clarendon, Guillaume, l\u2019Espi\u00e8gle, Thermidor, Marie&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">On the recto Downing cancels the sale. &#8220;Je Downing capitaine de la go\u00eblette la Providence soussign\u00e9 d\u00e9clare que la vente qui m&#8217;a \u00e9t\u00e9 pass\u00e9e ce jour par Mr Simonet jeune de douze jeunes n\u00e8gres dont une n\u00e9grite y d\u00e9nomm\u00e9e pour le compte de Mr Samuel &amp; John Smith en nulle n&#8217;en ayant point fourni sa valeur, je m&#8217;oblige de remettre les dits n\u00e8gres et n\u00e9grite \u00e0 Baltimore a Mrs Samuel &amp; John Smith pour les tenir aux ordres de mondit sieur Simonet. Port au Prince le 17 avril 1793. Bon comme se suit, Matt. 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