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Foster Cunliffe Esq;
Rappa. [Rappahannock] Sept. [September] 25.1736

Sir,

In the Absence of the Secretary from this Place this serves to inclose a Bill of Exchange drawn on you to William Eustace to the Execr. [Executor] of Colonel Carter, which you will please to place to the Credit of Colonel Carters Estate, being for thirteen pounds.

The Antilope I expect here daly [daily?] for her dispatches. I am

Sir

Your Most Humble Servant

Rich Chapman

Foster Cunliffe Esq. & Mr. [Eons?] Mosely
Rappa. [Rappahannock]
Sir

The Antilope is non come down as [crossed out] I doubt not Capt. Hurst advises you, who also remits you Bills of Exchange received by him on how & [Relsick?] for fifty pounds drawn by Wm. Jordan being in part payment of Negroes sold. Six remain here yet to be disposed of; & I have Instuctions to do is to the first good Bidders. They have been very sick, & not yet well recovered.

I now remit you on Accot. [Account] of your Negro Consignment [Tovo] Bills of Excha. [Exchange] Viz,

Thos. Turner on Foster Cunliffe [pound sign] 32____
Wm. Johnson on Geo. Harley of London 14____
[pound sign] 46____
amounting to forty six pounds.

I am.

Gentlemen

Yor. [Your] most Humble Sert. [Servant]

Rich [Richard] Chapman