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Boston March 18th 1765
Messrs. Nicholas Brown & Co.
{Gentlemen}
I {received} your {favours} of 5th & 15th {Current} with Copy
of yours of 13th {per} Capt. Sheldon, the highest you can expect for Dutch Bills is
18/ {per} Guilder & is doubtfull whether more then 17/6, will endeavour to procure
a freight for your Vessell back, tho' theirs but Little prospects of any
at present, observe what you say of William Gould & William Taylor & Co.
debts & will follow your directions about them. I cant sell your Bill on
Mr. Relfe, without abating 2 {per cent} on which have already wrote & shall
wait your answer. Mr. Molineaux told me when he purchas'd the Can-
dles he could not pay for them till the return of his Vessell which he
expected would be by the time sett for payment but is uncertain, observe
you have {received} the Nails & past the amount to my Credit & that Capt. Shel-
don is saild with 114 Casks Straind Oil to my address to discharge.
Messrs. Rotch's demand for Headmatter, the {Ballance} due to them on Settle-
ment was £249.12.3 3/4 {legal money} which was to be paid them this month with
Interest the whole in straind Oil at £16 {per} ton, you may depend there will
be as Little Charge as possible on the Oil, but it is the universal Custom
here to have it Examind & if any occasion drove, will supply Capt Sheldon
with what money he may want for port Charges, Sperma Ceti Candles un-
Saleable at 15/, am told Mr. Hurd & Mr. {Thomas} Gray offer them for 13/6 at
which beleive I could vend a parcell, but shall decline it till I have
your directions for it, I am
Your most {humble} Servant

[*{per} post*]

Boston March 18th 1765
Dear Sir
I {received} your {favour} of 11th {Current} acknowledging {receipt} of £108 New York
{Currency} I sent you {per} post, I have sold the remainder of your Sugar at
Vendue & shall forward you the Sales soon. Inclos'd is Timothy Fitch's drafts
of 15th {Instant} my {favour} on Sampson Simson for £200 New York {Currency}, equal
to £150 {legal money} also James Browns Bill dated 7th March 1765 at 30 days
sight on Henry Davidson payable to H J Pace for £50 Sterling equal to
£66.13.4. {legal money} Exchange 33/3 {per cent} the drawer I know nothing off, the
Indorser is a purser of one of his Majestys Ships at Halifax & has the
Charactor of being Sufficiently responsible, both the above Sums amounting to