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Mr John Pemberton
Corotomon Aug. 8, 1733.

Sir,

Your Resolutions of retiring from all Manner of Business could not but affect us in a particular Manner not only from the regard we have f [crossed out] to your Friendship but because we are well aspired that our Father was much Indebted to your Integrity and Prudent Management in the sales of his tobacco. It is some Satisfaction, when oblige us to send you no more of it; that Mr. Cunliffe will Follow your good Example, since he has your Recommendations; to which we have given entire Confidence, having sent him fifty hhds [hundreds] of our boot Crops of stemmed tobo. [tobacco] by and thirty more by Loxum. As there is now to be an end of our Correspondence with you, and there is a Necessity of making use of the Money in your hands to discharge several Legacies and other Expences [expenses]. We have drawn on you July the 27. For three hundred & eighty six pounds seventeen shilling & eleven pence forth to Major Philip Lightfoot. 28th three hundred pounds to Mr George Braxton, and July 30th for one hundred and seventy pounds eight shillings & six pence to Colonel Henry Fitzhugh: Which we desire may be paid and charged to our deeed [deed] Father's Estate. What may remain due after these Payments. We desire you to pay to NU? Cunliffe on the same Account. We cannot take Leave of you, with our wishing you Wealth, & all the happiness & Comfort in your old age & retirement from Business, that a Reflection upon a Life well spent can possibly give you, & without assuring you that we are with a very great Respect. Sir

Your Most Obedient Humble Servts. [servants]

John Carter
Charles Carter
Landon Carter