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(who I mentioned to you among our principal Merchants) has met with embarass-
ments in his affairs which has oblig'd him to confine himself to his house for
some time past, altho' at the time I wrote you he was esteem'd one of our first
Merchants for Charactor & fortune, should any of the other I mentiond to you fail
in their Circumstances will let you know it. observe you have remov'd to London
& are establish'd in a general mercantile way, if I can be of any service to you
here in recommending you to any of our merchants or in procuring Consign-
ments for you, you may depend on my doing it with the greatest pleasure, as
well as continuing my best endeavours to procure you Correspondents in
the Hosiery way. Your friend Mr. J. H. St. John has not been here as yet,
when he arrives will assist him in anything I can to the best of my power,
our English trade at present is very dull; Goods in general are sold at 70
to 73 /3 pct. [percent] advance at 12 months credit, & when they come due is very un-
certain whether the money be paid or not, which makes remittances very un-
certain, money being very scarce. Youl please in your next to order what
you will have done with your Hosiery. There is no method of disposing of
them here but by publick vendue & but little chance for obtainging the prime
Cost for them that way. I am

Your most humble Servant
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P.S. I was premature in advising to your sending your Hosiery to Phila. as they have large manufacturers of that kind there

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Boston 23 March 1765
Mr. John Hillis

Sir
I wrote you by Capt. Hector McNeill to which please
to be referd by him I shipt you a Hhd. sugar & 1 Hhd. coffee, since he saild your
favr. of 8th. Curr.th & Attwood came to hand acknowledging the rect. of the sugar and mo-
lasses [and?] him. Am sorry the latter did not answer. I got a person esteem'd a good
judge to pick it out who said it was good, at that time there was no Surrinam
besides what the persons I bought of had, for the future shall be particularly
Carefull, am extreamly sorry for the Losses you have met with in
your Brdr & by McPhilling, note your intention of remitting my Ballc.
when you meet with a Bill, I am
Your humble Servant
Capt Williams
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Boston March 23d 1765
Dear Nephew
Mr. Thos. Foster tells me his son Bossn a long time agoe made you
a consignment, but can get not acctt., as he appears very uneasie pray youl
embrace the first opportunity of setting matters right meantime I am
Your Affec.te Uncle

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P.S. Capt. Simeon Potter desires if you
have recd his money that you will remit
it, if not desires to know whether you
are like to receive & how the matter stands.

P Williams