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if thou inclined to Ship any flour we have
Given Capt [CAPTAIN] Meades order to make room
for the same flour at present is 12 Dol. [DOLLARS]
I expect it will be higher but one
Veysel [VESSEL] arrived with oyl [OIL] but more expected
soon, From thy Friends,

Silv [SILVANUS] & O Macy
NB [NEW BEDFORD?] Ship Building is up to
£7-10 p [PER] tun.

Nantucket 17th 9 mo [MONTH] 1795

Esteemed [FD?] Henry Payson

We received thy favour 16th. 6mo [6TH MONTH] I was sorry to
hear of a loss P [PER] Candles but these things often
happens in all Commercial places if ever will
untill we are nigher a state of Perfection
the Part time I was with you I did not like
Solomons Conduct in Every respect, it
was only suspicion & so I let it slide;
We shall observe that part of thy letter
Respecting Oil & Endeavour to Comply to thy
Wishes, oil is Rather on the fall; it looks at
present likely to be loss ,From thy Friends
S & O & M [SILVANUS & OBED MACY]
PP we received the Amount
of our Ballance rom Capt [CAPTAIN] Meades

Oil £28:8 P [PER] ton
Flour 3:18 P [PER] [RD?] £ Money
Corn - 6/ do [SAME] 5/9 ---