Colonial North America: Baker Library

[On left margin] P[er] Marshall copy P[er] Logie

I can't but approve of Capt Marshalls conduct on every Respect & hope he will Merit your Countenance-------

I beg you will at all Events use your utmost En= deavors to dispatch Marshall very Early in the Spring back as Establishing the ship in this trade. the first spring ship will ever procure a freight but rather than she should be detain'd on your Side you may add ten or twenty tons of Hemp more for my account to fill up & dispatch her. ~

I fully intended writing you more largely by this but really am reduc'd to the last Moment to write my own letters, and am loth to detain the Ship but shall write you further in a few days. I hope soon to hear from you & to receive all our Compa[ny] accounts and desire by the return of Marshall you will not fail to send my own Acco[un]t Curr[en]t.

I have sent you a large order for Goods you must be careful that they are well chosen & best of their kinds. I must beg that the oznabrigs now orderd may not be purchasd of the Same person that the two last parcells you sent us were, for such impositions are not to be Countenanc'd, about a yard of it outside very good & the remainder unfit for any use that it is turn'd upon my hands, and I can never sell it. Do be particular in your orders for the whole of my Goods. ~

I shall soon write you again, must now close and defferr what I have further to say till next opportun[it]y my best Comp[limen]ts attend you, & I am with perfect Esteem

Gent[lemen] Your most obed[ien]t Ser[an]t

Bills drawn on you no Number Abigail Whitney----------------------------L300 -- Saml Abbott---------------------------------- 500 -- Wm Bowes---------------------------- 300 -- Edward Jackson----------------------------- 50 -- Saml Eliott------------------------------------- 250 -- J & J Amory---------------------------------- 500 -- Joshua Blanchard--------------------------- 200 -- Caleb Blanchard----------------------------- 300 -- Jno Appleton------------------------------ 200 -- Chas Russell------------------------------ 100 --

The [minimum?] Inclos'd of Garden Seeds & Trees you will please to send by Marshall----------

To Messrs Barnards & Harrison

[?][?][?] for that, all which I must beg you will duly honour, & Charge my account. You will observe the Form of my Bills which whenever I have occasion to draw shall Continue_____

I must beg you will Excuse me at this Juncture that I have drawn on you as at foot it is what I did not intend, but really gent[lemen] I could no way avoid it and desire you will please to honour all my Bills, out of all my debts & many dependencies to a large amount I can collect no money & am reducd to this method of drawing to raise Cash unless I should take money out of the Treasury which would be hard Fate. I doubt not but you will readily answer them. I shall get Scott away as soon as possible, when I shall remit you some Bills if not dissapointed, however I am always ready to make Satisfaction for any Advances, it is an advantage to each of us in the End, as the keeping a Stock of Cash ready Commands the preference as to purchases, and this I cannot always Effect without occasionally drawing, & almost the whole of those Bills rest with you. By Scott I shall remitt for my Goods by him and Marshall tho' I should first be glad to have my accounts from you.

You will please to add to my Invoice of Goods already sent to come in Marshall the few Articles now wrote for, I flatter myself you will get him away as quick as possible rather than he should be long detain'd. would it not be worth while to put in a few Coals in the River, tho' I would rather avoid it, I must leave all to you. ~

I must referr to my next for what I have further to say. I shall soon write you again, must now close as I am much hurried, my best Compliments attend you & I am w[i]th perfect Esteem. ~

Gent[lemen] Your faithfull & obed[ien]t Serv[an]t

Bills draw on you which you will please to honour

[Name]	[Number]	[Date]	[Amount]
1 Sett Nath Ropes	No. 1.	26 June	£150
T & T. Amory	2	5 July	900
Saml Eliot	3	do	300
Thos Hickling	4	do	300
Bela Lincoln	5	do	50
T. Hulme	6	do	100
A Whitney & daughter	7	do	300
Wm Bowes	8	do	340
Wharton & Bowes	9	do	160
Jno Cunningham	10	do	200
			2800

Messrs Barnards & Harrison

[On right margin] P[er] Marshall P[er] Jarvis

[Since] my last, Capt Folger is arrivd here, & we have Convers'd on the subject of which I sent you Copy of my Letter to him, & it proves to be entirely a misrepresentation of some without any foundation so that you will please to take no notice of that Letter. I have not yet settled with him, & that matter for the present I beleive must Subside ~

In case you should send the Liberty to Lisbon or Newcastle I beg you would not fail to keep her insur'd at & from the several ports to this place. at Least £1500 St[erlin]g on the Ship. this do note ~

I have been so Excessively Busy since Scott sail'd that I must once more & for the last time on this Account ask your pardon that I am not now more Explicit. I shall now sett my self down as fast as I can to Compleat our Accounts & forward by Jacobson who will sail in 14 days. you must Excuse ^me till then. ~

Should Capt Smith want a little Money & you judge it necessary, you will please to Supply him & charge the Ship -

I hope Marshall is safe with you & that his Cargo met a good Markett, I wish he may be early here. Scott has had a fine time, he sail'd 8th Instant. ~

There is on board Smith 40 Cask of Head matter as P[er] Invoice which you will please get passd. ~

I referr the Concern of this Ship to your prudent managem[en]t I shall write you largely by Jacobson, till when you must Excuse my adding save that I am with unfeigned regards ~

Gent[lemen]

Your most faithfull & oblig'd h[um]ble Serv[an]t~

The follow[in]g articles please to send & mark H S:~

3 [?] deepest Prussian blue 8 [?] best red vermillion 50 [?] white Copperas. 20 [?] umber 1000 [? ? ?] Spanish white 2 [?] Sizd Pencils.

on Freight 286 Cask of oyl [qt?] 45/[?] Ton from T. Folger [consigned?] John Hattersley & neave & aislabee 5 B[un]dles Bone from [I Winslow] [consigned?] [James Miller|Jas Miller] [freight?] 31/. 15 B[un]dles [qt?] Ton bone from Burnell [consigned?] B & H

Bills drawn vizt

[Number]	[Name]	[Amount]
No 15	Saml Eliot	£ 400 -
16	Jno Cunningham.	200 -
17	Thos Flucker Esq.	250 -
18	Caleb Blanchard	200 -
19	John Timmins	100 -
20	Wm Bowes	300
21.	J & J Amory	1450
		300
		1750

Messrs Barnards & Harrison

[On right margin] P[er]. Smith ~

Boston Jan[uar]y 10th.1766 Gent[leme]n

I have wrote you under two or three Dates already by this oppor[tunit]y. This Ship Capt Hunter is still Detain'd here, our Harbour being Froze up. This Serves to Inclose you Y Boas Bill of Exch]an]ge on Hinton Brown & Sons for £100 Sterl[in]g when paid please to Credit my Acco[un]tt for the same ~

I have only to add that my particular Friend & Relation Mr Willm Bowes has Taken his passage for London in Capt Scott, who will Sail shortly after the Harbour is open, by him shall write you again, he purposes Spend[in]g 6 or 8 Months in London, I shall Take the Liberty to Recommend him to your Notice & Civilities, w[hi]ch I am sensible you will afford him.

I am Gent]leme]n your most obed[ien]t Serv[an]t

I have this Day a Letter from Hill Lemeer & Bissett acquaint]in[g me they have Shipt me 2 Pipes wine by Nemett who is arriv'd here [?], to £57.4/, Sterl[in]g. whose Bill on you for that Sum I pray you will honour & Charge to my Acco[un]tt

Messrs Barnards & Harrison

[On left margin] By Gordon Via Bristol By Hunter ____________________________________________________________ Boston Jan[uar]y 17. 1766 ~

Gent[lemen]

Inclos'd you have a Memorandum of a few Articles in addition to those already wrote for which I must beg you would send by the first opportunity & Consign them to me in a Seperate Invoice & Bill of Lading from the others & mark them P [?]. The above are not be to shipd unless the Stamp act be repeal'd or {Suspended}

I am your h[um]ble Serv[an]t

Messieurs Wright & Gill __________________________________________________________ Boston Jan[ua]ry 7th 1766

Sir

My last to you was 22nd July last, when I Inclos'd you Victuall[in]g Lists to May 12th since which I have rec'd the following which I now Inclose you Vizt-

[Name/Date]	[Rations]
1 List from May 13th to June 24 1765	19051 Rations
1Do from Williams 10th June to 7th July	2170 - Do
1 Do from - 25th June to 4th Aug[us]t	9803 Do
1 Do from - 5th Aug[us]t to 1st Sept[embe]r	5572 Do
	96596 Rations

You will observe Mr Williams did not Compleat the first List with Mr Winslow to 25th June as he ought, but he has a List intervenes between that & Winslows next, but in the next List to 4th Aug[us]t Mr Williams makes his up to the same day with Winslow that it can make no Odds, tho' it would have been more Regular to have been as Exact as Winslow ~

not avoid, I was in great hopes to have forward more Bills by this, but there's no Dependence on promises, I how= -ever hope by the next opportunity to Transmitt them, but shall send them the moment I Rec[eiv]e them. ~

I have wrote you so fully on the Subject of our Grievances & Burthens, that I shall not add on that Head only say that if we are not Reliev'd, our Trade is gone, & we a[re] Ruin'd people, I shall at once drop all Connections with Business, for I am so much of an Englishman, that no power shall force me to Carry on Business, the Profits of w[hi]ch to be applied to Placemen, who we should be much better without than with them, neither is nor shall my Property be at the Controul & Service of any one that pleases to Demand it, w[hi]ch I am sorry to say there is too great a probability of its being the Case; but I am in= variably Determind to Support my liberty & Property at ye Expence of every^thing else, & will be free in a free Country & under a free Governm[en]t. I have a Right to it, & no man a Right to Deprive me of it. ~

You may Depend that by next opportunity I will Close & Send you all Acco[un]tts of Vessells, & Sales of all yo[ur Consignm[en]ts & must pray your Excuse that they have not before been Done, but I promise in future in all yo[u]r Commands & Consignm[en]ts orders &c w[hi]ch you may Please to fav[ou]r me with to be as punc= =tual as possible, hav[in]g it in my power I think to Transact all matters as well as any man in this country & w[hi]ch shall always be Executed in the best manner, & shall hope for your Commands in preference to others. My Scituation ever since my Uncle's Death has been a Scene of Hurry, & our Confus'd State here, has really prevented my Closing matters as I could have wish'd to have Done, but Beg your Excuse, w[hi]ch I am Confident you will Readily grant Considering all Circumstances. ~

I imagine if the Stamp act be Repeal'd, that you will be at no Loss to Freight Marshall, & Scott, & Doubt not but you will give them all the Dispatch in yo[u]r power. I Desire you will Send me by Scott Ten Tons of best Hemp, besides what I have wrote for to Come in Marshall.

There is on Board the Brig[antin]e 48 Cask of Pott ashes upon Freight of w[hi]ch as well as any other Freight Capt Scott will give you an Acco[un]tt. ~

My particular Freind & Relation Mr Wm Bowes is Passenger in Capt Scott, he purposes Spending Six or Eight Months in England, I take the Freedom to Recommend