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I have rec'd yo[u]r G H fav[ou]r by the Packett, am very Glad to
find that you begin to feel the ill Consequences of the -
Stamp Act, & I look upon it that the Stoppage of Import[in]g
Goods & the failure of Remittances w[hi]ch must fail if our Trade
be gone will have as good an Effect as we can Desire, &
I pray you will Exert yo[u]r selves for us.- as to the Rash=
ness yo[u]r G H mentions we have been guilt of, I look
upon it that no such rash measures have been Taken
in what particular Respects the Stamp Act, The Injury-
that has been Done the Lieu[tenan]t Gov[erno]r was quite a different
Affair & was ^not done by this Town, & is what I abhor & Detest
as much as any man breathing & would go great lengths
in Repairing his Loss, but an opposition to the Stamp Act
is highly Commendable, when I say that I dont mean
that every Step that has been Taken is so; but as a people,
& a wide Extended Country, the general Dislike & Opposi=
tion to the act is Commendable, But I have said enough
to Convince you of my Dislike to it, & I pray we may be Re=
=liev'd.- ~

I now Inclose you my Bill of this Date on
Mr Woodford for L245.0.1/2 Sterl[in]g in yo[u]r fav[ou]r when paid
you will please to Credit my Acco[un]tt therefor.--

The Inclos'd Letter to Messrs Lane Bensons & Vaughans
I pray the fav[ou]r you will forward, by very first oppor[tunit]y to
Cork; I have wrote these Gent[leme]n for 2 or 300 Firkins Butter
& 100 Barrells Beef to be sent me, & have Directed them
to Draw on you for its Cost, when their Bill appears I pray
you will please to pay it & Charge to my Acco[un]tt

Hav[in]g none of yo[u]r fav[ou]r to reply to, Conclude
in haste

Gent[leme]n
Your most Faithfull Freind,
& Serv[an]t -

Scott sail'd 5 day ago, that
hope he will be safe with you
when this reaches you. ~

My Freind Wm Bowes went in Scott, I Beg yo[u]r particular
notice of him, & pray my hearty Love to him.~ Do write
me often. ~ pray send me by Capt Marshall a peck of
Steel fillings to use instead of Black sand. ~

Messrs Barnards & Harrison

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P[er] Gillaspie
P[er] McCurdy via Ireland
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