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M^r Matthew Cozzens Boston Feb^ry 24^th 1766

Sir
I duly received yours of 19^th [burrM?} & agreable
to your request have engag'd the Head [Ve?] for your Ship at Swansey
to be ready by next Tuesday Seven^th being the soonest I could get one made
none ready made to be had, it will be sent by the first Conveyance
that offers after it is finish'd, mean Time [Jam?]

Your most hum Ser^ts
{V Posts}

M^r George Bryan Boston Feb^ry: 24^th 1766

I red^d last Saturdays post copy of yours of 8^th [Curr?]^th the
original not yet come to hand desiring me not to act on your order for Charter: ^y,
a Vessell to Load with Wheat for Spain [vy?] but not till after I had absolutely
agreed^concluded on the Charter for the Ship Huntress, however have got releas'd again
on obligating myself to pay the Charges already acrued to the owners in Conse-
quence therof, which ^will cheifly arise on Shipping ([vc?]) the Master mater & Crew
which were all engagd & went from hence for Newburyport the latter end
of last week & probably the Ship woud have been at Sea by the last of next
week at farthest the weather proving favourable. Copy of the Charter party
I shall forward you by Water by which youll find I had got her on your
lowest terms, but as that is now at an end, hope the Vessell you have hired
at Anapolis being on the spot may turn out so much more to your advantage
as will make good the Loss on this, which at present cantbe ascertaind, when
it is will advise you the amount, it is said that the Expportation of Wheat
from England will be prohibitted for 3 months. I am with tender of my
best Services

Your most hum Serv.

P:S:
The above is Copy [of frost?] I now enclose you
Copy the [Chavterhany?] for Ship Huntress
{V Posts. Copy of M^r Davenport}

Boston Feb^r 25^th: 1766 Recd: ^{No 25}of Glenry Lloyd & sq. Mistake
Bam

Boston Feb^r 25^th: 1766
Sir,
Above is [JhB?]. Hartshorn Rect for [20?] Barry Hauschurst's
Rigg Soon w^t 20.2 - amount^g to L 9.4.6 L.M.O. have charged
to your Acc^tt I am
Your Humb. Servt.
P.S. Shrimpton Hutchineson Esq^r desires
you will send him P^vt offe^y, a plate of iron & [Inchasvgare?] 1/4 inch thick for
an Iron Door. To [Gho. Cobb Srar?]

{V J Hartshorn}