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Per Goodspeed
Boston March 1st 1765
Mr Henry White
Sir
Inclos'd is Thomas Goodspeeds bill lading for the eleven barrells oil I rec'd from Mr John Freare for your acct. which wish safe to hand. Will furnish you with the charges I have been at for that and the essence of spruce as soon as I can dispose of the latter for which I have had no offer as yet. I am
Your most hum'l serv't
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Per Goodspeed
Boston March 1st 1765
Mr. Christoper Smith
Sir
Inclos'd is sales of sixteen hoggsheads coffee per Wimble on our joynt account neat proceeds £43d.d.9 lawful money, one half of which being £219.4.4/2 is carried to cr. of your acco'tt curr'tt, Henry Quinceys debt for 2 hoggsheads & Titus Salters for one are yet outstanding. Hope to collect them soon, when will remit your part. One hoggshead of your sugar is still on hand. As soon as I can sell it will furnish you with sales thereof. I am
Your most hum'l serv't
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Per Post
Boston March 2d 1765
Mr John Johnson
Sir
I rec'd your favr of 14th curr'tt per Capt. Wimble (who arrived this morning) with your power & acctt. against Wm. Lilley of Salem, attested before John Bogert Junr. esqr. Justice of the Peace, but in order to make it authentick proof in our courts the several articles should be compar'd with the original entry in your book and to be certified either by the mayor of the city under the Seal of Mayoraty, or if by Justice of the Peace it should be certified by the mayor under his seal that he is a justice. In case there be a necessity of prosecuting I shall employ my brother in law Samuel Fitch esqr attorney a law here, whose fidelity you may rely on. I write by this post to Mr. Lilley to know when I may depend on his paying your demand. Mean time I am
Your most humble servant
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Per Post
Boston 2 March 1765
Mr. William Lilley
By the desire of Mr. John Johnson I take this method to apply to you for a demand he has on you in account of £105.19.2 New York currency which he doubts not you will discharge without delay. Your answer & return of this post signifying when you can do it will oblige both him and ~
Your humble servant
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Per Post
Boston March 2 1765
Mr. Jacob Franks
Sir
I duly rec'd your fav'r via Capt. Wimble of 18th ult. respecting Mr. Rowland De Paibas affairs in my hands. What he put in my custody was to secure me as his bail to Messrs. Thomas & Benjamin Forsey, who recoverd judgment against him at our last October court, & they have since drawn on me to pay the amount to a person here. It is considerable more then the neat proceeds of the broad cloth which he directed me to pay to you if his case with the Forseys should terminate in his favr. Some time after he remitted me a small protested bill of exchange he purchasd here, which I rec'd. I have wrote for his order to pay you the overplus (which I expect by the spring ships) it is about £ sterling & will be remitted you as soon as his order comes to hand, without which I cant pay it with safety to myself. I am
Your most hum'l servant
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Per Post
Boston March 2 1765
Mr. Gabriel Ludlow
Sir
I am fav'd with yours of 16th ult. via Capt. Wimble who arrived this morning. I cant give you any incouragement to send either the snuff or New Hampshire bills, as the former will not vend here, nor the later comand either bills of exchange, silver or gold, which is now become very scarce. If it suits you to keep the bills till they become payable, youl be sure of your money from the government either in specia or sterling bills on London. I am with tender of my best services
Your most humble servant
[in pencil:] Miss Daisy M. Bartlett COOO 9415
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Per Post
Boston March 4th, 1765
Mr. Aaron Lopez
Sir,
I rec'd your fav'r of 1st Inst. covering Mr. Lewin's letter & invoice of hosiery. Will send you the articles you write for, if I can distinguish them by the invoice. I have a parcell of Colchester baize eight quarters wide, green, blue, red, crimson in grain & scarlet in grain. The red & green is chargd at 4/ Sterling, blue at 4/1. Crimson in grain 4/1, scarlet in do. 5/1. On inquirey I find the true cost of those in grain is but 2/9 & those not in grain 2/2. I have another parcell 6 quarters wie, blue charg'd at 4/ . Light brown & deep brown at 3/11, the true cost of which am told is about 1/6. You may have what you please of them at the true cost and 75 per ct. advance at 6 months credit. Mr. Hazelhurst of Manchester gentlemen largely concernd in their manufacturies is expected here in a few days. I shall mention you to him. I have no correspondent at Colchester but the gentleman that shipt the baizes & all the goods he has sent has been charg'd nearly in proportion to the above baizes so dont think he will answer your ends. The lyon head & badges will be shipt on board Capt. Freeman, who sails some time this week. Am oblig'd for your kind wishes for my health. Am pretty well recoverd of my disorder. I am
Your most humble servant
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Per Post
Boston March 4th 1765
Dear Sir
I duly rec'd your fav'r of 25th Ult. via post, acknowleding rec't of mine of 10th covering Charles W. Apthorps 3d bill for £100 Sterl'g as hope you have also that via last Mondays post inclosing £109 New York curr'y [currency] in bills of credit with Peter Mumfordss rec't for the same. There being no prospect of disposing of your sugars by private sale have advertized them to be sold at vendue next Wednesday seven't, after which shall forward the sales of what I shall be then in cash for your account & if I receive the bills I mentioned to you will advance for what may be then outstanding. But as the first vessell I shipt provisions in for the agent victualler at Halifax is cast away, I fear shall be disappointed of receiving them so soon as I expected. I am
Your humble servant
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Per Post
Boston March 4th, 1765
I rec'd your fav'r of 21st ult. & note the contents I think unless your pigg iron be much superior in quality to that from Philadelphia or Maryland it is very dear. However I may for a tryall order some from each place, & if you will let me have the like quantity for a person (who has already tryd some of yours) & on the same terms you supplyd Mr. Laughton I shall begin with yours first, but cant yet determine when I shall want them. If at all it will be soon. I cant see any reason why you should charge more for what is workt up in this country then for what you sell for the Uropean Market, the pay for the one being equal with the other, altho the quantity be not quite equal. Should imagine if you give either the preference it would be your own country. Wimble deliverd me your power of attorney. A writ is made out & sent to the Sheriff of Plymouth County to be serv'd on Crandon, who will have no more indulgence then the Law will give him. Mr. Hugh McDaniel promises payment of Mr. Wrights Debt when Capt. Hunter arrives who is expected in all this month, however cant make so much dependance on it as to advise you to advance on acct. thereof. I will the first opportunity I have inquire after Collier & inform you thereof as also as soon as I am come to a determination to supply the pigg iron will advise you thereof. Mean time I am
Your most humble servant
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Boston March 4th 1765
Mr. John Brush
I rec'd yours of 4th ult. by Capt. Wimble (who arrived the 2d currt. the letters you inquire after from Mr. Smith came duly to hand & lay till last Saturday for an opportunity by a private hand & were then forwarded under cover to my brother John Lloyd by one Mr. Jager of Stamford. Had I known they containd bills they would have been sent by post immediately after they came to hand. I am with tender of my best services
Your humble servant