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Nantucket 29th 5 mo [MONTH] 1795
Esteemed friend, Kimmel and Hiede
This may inform that since I left your
Partt our Schooner has made a voyge to
Martineco [MARTINIQUE?] and now oyl [OIL] being so high have
sent her for a Load of staves fr [FOR] oyl [OIL] W [WITH?].
Cargo 100 Doll [DOLLARS] 1/4 p [PER] tun flour 12 dols [DOLLARS]
and on the rise From your Friend,
Silvs [SILVANUS] & O Macy

Nantucket 29th 4 mo 1795
Esteemed Friend Henry PAYTON
This may inform that we Received thine
22nd " and [5 CROSSED OUT] 4 mo [MONTH] with Acct [ACCOUNT] Sales of candles which was
Satisfactory the box [WORD OBSCURED BY INK BLOT] wanting I Can
only say this that Agreeable to our taking
in Act.[ACCOUNT] & my Act [ACCOUNT] of doll [DOLLARS] Agrees with
300 Boxes I have rangd [ARRANGED?] over Matter I
find its a Box that Wt [2d O 1/4?] Now after
thy talking with Capt [CAPTAIN] Meades I shall leave
the Matter as thou may think it most right
oyl [OIL] is 100 dol [DOLLARS] p [PER] tun for Cargo thee call
in furren [FOREIGN] parts in such that I believe it
will not fall if thou inclined for us to send
a loade [LOAD] on thy Act. [ACCOUNT] we shall imbrace [EMBRACE] the
best oppertunity for purchase we have sent
fr [FOR] Capt [CAPTAIN] Meades sn [SON?] and er [HEIR?] for the Ball [BALANCE] of our
Act. [ACCOUNT] which we hope will be agreeable