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for. It was expected by all your friends that you should have explained this last step of yours by the man of war but so far from that no person pretends to have receiv'd a line from you. We can very well assure you yt. [that] the tobo. [tobacco] now shipt [shipped] in Capt. Barnes was intended for you could not have any reason to entertane [entertain] better thoughts of your circumstances, than your most intimate correspondents. If your master Capt. Barnes shall meet with any difficulties we will still have so much regard for you as to be his security to the naval officer by which you will see tho' we are oblig'd to discontinue our correspondence for the present. Now much we are

Sirs

Your very humble Servant

John Carter

Charles Carter

Landon Carter

sent by Dove
Copy by Barnes

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Mr. John Bemberton

Rappahanock Aug 27. 1732

Sir,

Tis with great pleasure that we consider the mutual friendships and esteem that did for many years subsist between yourself & our deceased father. And as your respect in taking his business at liverpole under yr. [your] care at a time when yo. [you] had resol'd [resolved] upon a retirement from trade, has been sufficiently acknowledged in some late letters; we his executors flatter ourselves with your continuance of it, and are desirous that our thanks should contribute to engage so old a correspondence & sincere a friend.

By some of your ships an invoice was sent to you for some goods: we desire that our fathers directions may be complyed [complied] with, and do not think it necessary to add on that head some small time