ar Livesey,
I do not know whether you are at home or in London, so I am sending copies of this letter to both places.
The ship is bought and ready for sea. You never saw a better ship – and with the name Hispaniola. I got her through my old friend, Blandly, who, with everyone in Bristol, worked hard to find me a suitable ship when they heard the reason for our voyage – treasure, I mean.