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Mr. Titus Salter Boston Jany: 22d 1766
Your last gave encoragement that immediately on your return
from Canso you would discharge your note to me your not complying with your
promis obliges me to remid you of it & to let you know a further delay will be
Esteemd a tacit refusual of payment by Your huml. Servant

P Post

Mr. Moses M Hays Boston Jany: 23d 1766
I have tryd both the Offices in this Ton to make the Insurance
you orderd on your Red Cedar on Board Schooner Rebecca William Heath master
from Fredrica to New York, but cant affect it, the Underwriters thinkg: her
out of time. The Lattery is advertiz'd to be drawn soon, but no time fix't. will pay the
postage to Mr. Fitch which he says is for 2 Single & 1 double amounting to 5/4
Lawful monay, having inform'd him of your settling your affair with Mr. I:
Hart, no demand here for Red Cedar Ship Timber. square Timber suitable for
Joyners some times in demand, some times not the price is from 9/ @ 11/ P Solid foot
no present want of any. I am Your humble Servant

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Mr. William Butler Boston Jany: 23d 1766
By desire of your Brother Mr. John Butler of Oysterbay
I inclose you herein Invoice of 50 bbs Whale Oil for his Accott. P Sloop Dolphin
Rhodes Havens with Bill Lading for the same, that he may have timely notice
for making Insurance if he sees Cause, he talks of sailg: the beginning of
next week, of which youl please to inform your Brother, meantime I am
Your most huml. Servant

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Capt. Thomas Cobb Boston Janr. 24th 1766
I Recd. this Day by John Wilkinson's Anchor to sell for your
Accott. weight as markt [?]93 dd & now Inclose you his Rect. for one ton Maryland
Pigg Iron being 42 Bam. would you have Dupee's Note just in Suit, he has not
yet discharg'd any part of it to Your H'ble Servant

P Wilkinson

Dear Sir Boston Jany: 25th 1766
Agreeable to your request I have at last obataind a Process for makg.
Pot Ash which you have underneath. I wrote you sometime agoe that 16
Casks of your Starch remains unsold, & desired to know if it should be dis-