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Boston March 25th 1765
Capt. John Williams
As I have shipt on board your schooner Mary 6 quarters of beef consign'd to Mr. John Freare agent victualler ----at Halifax with 5 bbs of salt to preserve it in case it is in danger of spoiling as per your bill lading, you'l please if you find them in danger -- -------to make use of the salt to preserve it, I wish you a good passage, I am
Your hum'l servant
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Boston March 25th 1765
Dear Sir
Waiting an opportunity of informing myself of the Josslins circumstances has prevented me writing to you sooner, I find they are possess'd of a landed estate sufficient & more than to pay the Sum Messrs. Harts mention but in order to raise the money must be oblig'd to part with lands, as they have it not in their power to obtain it otherwise. I have seen one of them who tells me that instead of being indebted 1200 dollars in your goverment, they dont owe more there then £1200 Massachusetts Old Tenor & says one of them is now building a vessell for the person they are indebted to, that will discharge the debt or will reduce it to the above sum of £1200 Old Tenor, which I am not certain youl please to press Messrs. Hart's speedily disposing of the sloop Yellow Bird on such terms & to such persons as you shall approve & will either pay me the money down or make the payment certain in a reasonable time & the shorter the better if the person they mention'd should purchase, I shall be content with his own note or bond on interest, payable in a few months. I am not at liberty to mention his name, Mr. Isaac Hart (to whom please to communicate what I say of the Josslins) will doubtless inform you if there be yet a prospect of his purchasing, as I told you before this vessell must not go to sea till my ball'ce of £456.6.6/2 lmo. [lawful money] is paid with the interest due thereon from 12th Ult'o the price they expect for her is 1600 dollars. Youl be carefull that you dont omit bringing on the suits against Job Snell & Southwick & Clarke at your next May Court. If they continue delinquent as also against Jacob Isaacks unless Mr. Joshua Saunders can give satisfactory assurances that I am safe & like to be paid in a reasonable time, as soon so on as the weather becomes pleasant we shall expect to see you & your agreeable daughter. Mean time I am with mine & Mrs. Lloyds compliments to you & her
Your most hum'l servant
Martin Howard esqr.
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Per Post
Boston March 25th 1765
Messrs. Naphtali Hart & Co
On informing myself of the present state of the Josslins affairs (for a more particcular acco'tt: whereof I refer you to mine of this date to Mr. Martin Howard) I find nothing can be depended on with certainty from that quarter; hope you have struck with Mr. Joshua Saunders for the Yellow Bird, or that you have a prospect of disposing of her speedily to the approbation of Mr. Howard. I am really in distress for the money to discharge Mr. Apthorps demand for the bill, the present posture of his affairs occasions his being very pressing, for the money, please to inform your brother Mr. Jacob Hart that reasons are offerd at £16. Old Tenor & Casks Messrs. Jos. Rotch & Son still decline selling their headmatter the price of oil not yet broke, I am
Your hum'l servant
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Per Capt. Williams
Boston March 26th 1765
Mr. John Freare
Sir
I wrote you yesterday by this conveyance to which refer, this serves only to inclose Capt. John Williams's bill lading for the quarter of beef Mr. Bryant has put on board to make up for what the several parcells has fallen short of the 140 & quarter. I comes within 14* of it, there is no fresh oysters at market or should send you a bbt by this opportunity, I am
Your most hum'l serv't
the above quarter of beef weighs 160*
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Per Capt. McKinlay
Boston March 27th 1765
Mr. Richard Waller
I now inclose you Edward Whites first bill dated 30th Octo'r 1764. fav'r George Mosly on the principal officers of his Majestys ordnance in the tower at 40 days sight for £16 sterling a 3373 & 6' advance amounting to £21.6.8 lan'o which have chargd to your acc'tt curr'tts & is about lss starting more then I am in cash for your acc'tt. I am
Your hum'l serv't
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Per Capt. Bass
Dear nephew
Your fav'r of 23'd Dec'r last came to hand the 15th Jan: I acknowledging your rec't of the juvenal & Capt. Davis, & its being acceptable to the Gen'l to whom am much oblig'd for the particular manner in which he takes notice of it. I have heard nothing from Jamaica further then I have advisd you, nor has Capt. Boss yet put it in Mr. Ervings power to discharge the Gen'l Order he drew in my fav'r & is uncertain when, or whether he will do it all. Suppose your father will inform you
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how he has settled with Capt. Wimble, as also of the great Loss we have Sustain'd in the Death of your Good Grandmother & Our Mother Mrs. Hutchinson on Monday Evening between 9 & 10 o'clock 21st {January} last after a painfull illness of 6 weeks which she Endured with the greatest patience in the perfect use of her reason till she calmly resign'd her soul to him that gave it, she leaves you the 17 Copperplate pictures you have often seen hanging over the Chimney in her Chamber in Town. Your Aunt Lloyd, Miss Sally Hutchinson & Messrs. Smiths joyn me in our best {Compliments} to you & the General, I am
Dear Nephew
Your very {Affectionate} Uncle
Mr. {William} Hutchinson
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Boston March 28th 1765
Mr. Chistopher Lowndes
Sir
I duly received you Esteemd fav'r of 6th {Current} & note the Contents, Corn is now plenty & will be more so when the Early Southern Fleet is arrived, but some time July or Aug't I imagine Corn & Rye particularly will be in demand as the last Years Crop her was never Shorter & Winter Rye promises but poorly this Season, it is impossible to assertain the price Corn will bear then, but will doubtless be much higher, then at the time of the Glut. Cordage is very plenty, that made here is dull at 48/ & am told has been offered a 42/8. We have so many Manufacturers of that Article & so great a plenty of Hemp on hand & more expected & the uncertainty of disposing of any for ready pay I cant by any means advise to your send'g any at present, more then sufficient to make a tryal, the most vendable sorts for this market is for Vessells from 40 to 80 tons, Cables to be from 60 to 80 fathom. several Cargoes of Liverpool Salts has been Sold lately at 10/ {per} {Hogshead}, 8 {Bushels} to the {Hogshead}, & no certainty of its being higher in the Fall, I am
Your most hum'l serv't
Wheat 4/ @ 4/4 Rye. . . . . 3/ Corn about 2/ @ 2/2 Oates . . . . . 2/ Pork . . . .48/ Beef 36/ @ 40/ Pigg Iron . £9 Barr Iron 23.6.8
Middl'g Musco. Sugar 42/ @ 32/ N.E. Rum 1/6 @ 1/7 & pay for the {Hogshead} {West} {Indies} do 2/4, {Hogshead} given in Loaf Sugar . 10 2/5 Mackrell. . . 24/3 W. India Fish 13/4 & pay for the Cask Exchange 33/3 to 34 {per} {Cent}
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Per Capt. Allen
Boston March 28th 1765
Dear Sir
I have the pleasure of your fav'r of 25th Jan'y last per Capt. Badger advising that you had not then received the annual supply of fish you orderd me to send you. By the same conveyance I rec'd a line of a later date from Capt. Hulme by whom I sent it, letting me know he had deliverd it, so hope it got safe to you, wish the quality had been better, I never took more pains, nor ever earlyer in applying for it then the last season. I think I shall not be disappointed another year, at least you may be assurd of my very best endeavours to obtain the very best to be had. Mrs. Lloyd joyns me in our best complem'ts to you & Mrs. Lynch, I am
Your most humble servant
Thomas Lynch esqr
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Per Capt. Allen
Boston March 28th 1765
Mr. Isaac Da Costa
Sir
I duly rec'd your fav'r of 14th Feb'y with the [Teiree?] of Jamaica spirit & fresh orange juice orderd for my acco'tt by Mr. Moses Lopez whom I have credited for the same £77.2.6 South Carolina curr'y, & in behalf of the governor who it was imported for am much oblig'd for your care in forwarding it, I thank you for your tender of service, if at any time I can render you any here you may freely command
Your most hum'l serv't
New Rice 12/ & 6', Price of Tar Pitch & Turpentine not yet broke, N.E. Rum 1/6 @ 1/7 Loaf Sugar 10 2/5. Indian Corn 2/ @ 2/2, South Carolina Pork 48/ Heavy Indian Dress Deer Skins 3/9. Skins in the hair 1/11. Searce Exchange 33/3 @ 34 & 6'.
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Per Mr. Gardner
Boston March 30th 1765
Mr. Brian Philpot
The foregoing is copy & Capt. Gorham via Phil'a, this youl receive & Mr. William Gardner a young gentleman of my acquaintance, son to Doc'r Sylvester Gardner a gent'n man of a large estate here, he goes to Maryland to settle a correspondence with some gentleman in trade there for a supply of pigg iron &c, & having no accquaintance at Baltimore Flake the liberty of recommend'g him to you, & in case he should have occasion for more money then he carrys with him & should draw for £50 or £100 sterling on his father for that purpose his bills will be good, any civilities shewn him will be esteem an obligation on
Your most hum'l serv't
Wheat 30/ @ 33/9, Rye 22/6, Corn 15/ @ 16/3. Oates 15/, Pork £18, Beef £18.10/ @ £15/-- Jamaica Fish £5. Exch'a 33/3 @ 34 [&?] 6'/.
P.S. If yo'r pigg iron be not of the best quality it will non answer at this market
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Per Post
Boston March 30th 1765
Messrs. Nicholas Brown & Co.
Since mine per last Mondays post I have sold your Dutch bills for £24.54 curr'tt guilders at 18/ old tenor amounting to £294.9.714 of m'o which is past to credit of your acco'tt curr'tt fax which are now in cash about £130 like money (supposing Sheldon to be sage) which waits your orders. Inclosd agreeable to your directions I return your draft for £300 Philadelphia curr'y, the wind having been fav[?] for Capt. Sheldon three days and he not appearing, fear has met with some disaster, the price of draind oil not yet broke, but is in demand, I am
Your most hum'l serv't
P.S. with yo'r bill you have yo'r letter to Mr. Relfe
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Boston March 30th 1765
Mr. Moses Lopez
Sir
My bro'r in law Mr. Shripton Hutchinson desires me to inform you that he will give you a most minute & exact acco'tt of the process in making potash, that if you should fail in any part where you come to put his directions into practice that you may then come to town or send any person you can confide in to see every part performd at his works. Mr. Hutchinson would be glad you would communicate to him your method of making use of potash for hard & soft soap, & that he may see the process permord if he should be at Newport & desires it, he is already made acquainted with Frobishers method of using potash for hard & soft soap & would be glad to know yours, that he may judge which is most frugal & proffitable. Frobisher is the principal soap boyler in town. As soon as I can procure you a nother barrell of pot ash will send it, I am
Your most hum'l serv't
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Boston March 30th 1765
Mr. Aaron Lopez
Sir
I rec'd a line per Hunter from Messrs. Trecothick & Thomlinson of 22 Jan'y advising of rec't of your bill on Mr. Stead for £400 sterling & that it was accepted. The price of sperma celi draind oil not broke, but is in demand. I am
Your most hum'l serv't
Boston April 1st 1765
Sir
I duly rec'd your fav'r of 29th Ult'o (not signd) acknowledging rec't of my several letters of 8th 12th & 25th Ult'o, with the box of merchandize & of yon head per Capt. Freman which am glad prove to liking, the head for the other ship will engage to be ready by the time you mention, the amount of your obligation to the estate of my late brother Woolsey is to be paid to the executors viz'ts Mrs. Rebecca Woolsey, Messrs. John & Joseph Lloyd, whose rec'ts for what sum you