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Boston March 11th 1765

Mr. Moses M. Hays

Sir

Your favr. of 4th Instt. came duty to hand acknowledg rect. of mine of 23rd Utto. Covering £17 New York Curr'y in Bills for the same reasons. I declind acting against Mr. Hart must desire to be excusd from applying to Mr. Fitch to prosecute the note. You had best write Mr. Fitch & furnish him with power of attorney & you may depend on his doing the needfull. I can furnish him a copy of the note after you have wrote him. I am

Your most huml. Servt.

P.S. Should Mr. Hart happen to come here before I hear from you again, I will give Mr. Fitch a copy of the note.

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Boston March 11th 1765

Mr. Hugh Hall Wentworth

Sir

The following is extract from a letter I recd from South Carolina from Thomas Hulme dated 14th February 1765 vizt.

"The Currtt. Freights here to the markets is 55/ @ 60/ Sterling per ton, to London from 42/6 @ 45/ Sterling per ton, scarce any freights to be got at that. I am apt to think freights this year will not exceed £3 to the markets, if six sail of top sail vessells should come in soon freights will fall, they have been trying for 4 days past to raise the price of rice which is now at 40/ this Curry per neat hundred, Rum 12/6 per gallon, hay 25/ per [C?], spermaceti candles 12/ per [U]/ Iron Hollow ware wont fetch its first cost, if the crops should fall short in the West Indies they expect the ships here, which will certainly make the latter freights very low. P.S. If I had a ship in Boston I had accott. there was great crops in the West Indies I should send her here as it is quite likely she'l get a living freight."

Capt. Benny writes his owners about the fame time that freights to the markets had been at 60/ but were then at a stand as the planters were endeavouring to raise the price of rice. I am

Your most humble servant.