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Boston 22d Novo 1743
Sirs
You have herein inclosed you a small Bill of Exchange drawn {per} {Messers} Bodman & Shipton Merchs in Boston on NV. Nath'l Fletcher Merch't in London for £30 sterling & doubt not but will be duely honoured, w'ch would desire you to lay out according to invoice, to my best advantage. You may at first sight be somewhat surprised at receiving a letter from one, who is intirely a stranger to you (but my Rev'd Father Doc'r Chas. Chauncy recommended me to you, not doubting but I should be as well used by you as any Merch't in London. I have sent severall bills before but finding I was not so well used as I expected, I take the freedom to direct this to you upon my Father's recommendation by doubt not of being well used. I am just now a coming into business & may have occasion to write you for considerable in a year. I have wrote in the inclosed invoice for a black silk hood for my mother, who begs the favour of Mrs. Bernard to choose it for her. Must desire the favour of you not to fail sending them in the first spring vessell bound to this port having great dependance on them. Must also desire you to get them insured, & if there should any money be left over plus, would desire you to lay it out, in your maple case [kns & Co a1/6 ?]. Shall expect the favour of a line from you & am, w'th due respect
Gentl'n {your} Very{ humble} {Servant}
Messrs. Sedgewick Kilby & Bernard {per} Capt. Rinselagg Craige
Boston 2d. May 1744
Gentl'n
I rec'd yours via Cap't Adams & am very sorry to hear that the Bill of Exchange I sent you drawn to Messrs. Bodman & Shipton has not met with that acceptance I expected.
However am much obliged to you, that you have so consider'd the disappointment I have met with, as to ship the goods notwithstanding. In return of your favours I now inclose you another (& hope more Honourable) Bill drawn of Mr. James Monk merch't in Boston on John Thomlinson Esq. Merch't in London for £50 sterling, which am well assured will be duely honour'd, from which please to pay yourselves in the first place, & then ship me £20 sterling according to invoice inclosed you.