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Boston Janry 23d. 1767

Mr Moses Hays

Sir

I am sorry to inform that of your ten Ticketts
in Faneuil Hall Lottery Class No. 5 you have a prize of 5 Dollars only
in Ticket No. 1403 if you chuse to try your Luck in the Class No. 6
which will draw soon on receiving your Orders, I'll purchase the
Number of Ticketts you may order, mean time I am

Your Most huml Servt

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Postscript to Hugh Ryder's Letter dated Janry 17th.

Janry 23d. 1767

Since the above my Friend at Newbury has return'd your Note
against Capt. Turner who tells him he had five Weeks before sent
your Money by one Capt. Hill (but seems to doubt it) & insisted on
payment of the Note which Turner said was not in his power
to do that he then urg'd his taking up the Old Note & giving another with some other person to pay in 2 or 3 Months
but said he could not get a person to be bound with him he sail'd for London the beginning
of this Week on his return the Note may be put in Suit of which youll
please to give timely directions Capt. Nathl. Williams is not yet able
to take up his Note I am as above

Yours &c

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Boston Janry 23d. 1767

Mr. Samuel De Lucena

Your Ticket No. 3260 in Calss No. 5 proves to
be a blank it would have given me pleasure to have advis'd you of its being
a prize worth your Acceptance. I am

Your huml. Servt.

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Boston Janry 24th. 1767

Mr. Richard Cursson

Your favr. of 1st. Octor. last with Copy of Messrs.
Gordons of 25th. July came to hand the 12th. Inst. the Contents of
both which I duly note am oblig'd to my Friends Mr. G. G. Beekman
& Capt. Wimble for mentioning me to you & also to you for recommen
ding me to your Friends Messrs. Jas. & Alexr. Gordon of Madeira to
ship them from time to time a Cargo of Fish as they may order the
pay thereof to be either in Sterling Bills or by drafts on your
at 30 or 40 days Sight as I chuse which will be sufficient but per-
haps more for your advantage if it would suit you to have my draft
at 10 or 15 Days Sight at longest to prevent a discount should
have answer'd your Letter sooner but have delay'd that I might
inform myself whether & when such a Cargo as you wanted
would [s??] procurd which I find is not to be done till sometime
Spring