Colonial North America: Baker Library

Boston Feb[rua]ry 16th [17]64

Gent[leme]n,

The Inclos'd Power to K & B you will please to get Authenticated as soon as possible, & Return'd, when the Affair of Sewall & Lewis may be Settled.

By Capt Jarvis went Passenger Mrs. How, who we Recommended to your Civilities & Advice; if she Succeeds with the Governm[en]t she is to pay a Ballance due to Apthorp & Hancock from her late Husband being £434.18.9 the half of w[hi]ch she will pay to you for Acco[un]tt T H, & you will please to Discharge said Estate, we now Inclose you the Acco[un]tt, & should be obliged to you for yo[u]r Assistance.

We shall soon Send an other Vessell to Philad[elphi]a for Provisions for Mr. Woodford's contract, & shall Give orders to Draw on you for their Cost, that you will please to honour such Bills as Mr. W[illia]m Sword or any other merch[an]t in Philad[elphi]a may Draw on you for that Service.

We were last Night favour'd with your Esteem'd Letter of 26th Nov[embe]r by Packett, obserue the Contents, and that you had made Insurance on the Boston Packett, we hope soon to hear of her safe Arrival with you; We are pleased at the Acco[un]tts you Give of Oyle, & wish may Continue that think we have a prospect of a good beginning with the new Vessell.

We wrote you we had Recover'd of Mr Woodmass at Halifax the Value of his Bill you Return'd us Protected, that you need be at no further Trouble about it.

We wish to hear Cumings Bill is Settled & that Debbiege has finish'd his Balla[nce]

This we send to York for Conueyance hope to hear from you soon, & are in haste Gent[leme]n Your most Obed[ient] Serv[an]ts

Messrs Jona[than] Barnard & Co.

[left margin, vertical] Via New York

--------------------------------------------------------- Boston April 2nd 1764

Gent[leme]n,

We are favour'd with yours of 15th Febr[uar]y] by Capt Calef, who Arriv'd here yesterday; by him have an Acco[un]tt of the Arrival of the Boston Packett w[hi]ch is the first News we haue had of her since she Sail'd, you mention nothing Respecting her, but perhaps you wrote before. We Note you are Loading her, & hope you will get her away as soon as possible. We observe you have order'd the Provisions from Cork, & wish may Arrive soon, tho' the prospect of meeting a good Markett is not very favourable, but shall Do the best we can.

We haue Sent a Vessell to Philadelphia for Provisions for Mr. Woodford; contract to the Addrefs

[On right margin] P[er] Capt Lyall

Boston Novem[be]r 10th. 1764

Gent[lemen]

The foregoing Confirm Copy of my last, since w[hi]ch I have none of your fav[ou]rs to reply to. I have now only Time to Aquaint you that I am loading Marshall, & intend he shall Sail if the weather holds good in Ten Days, by whom will write you fully. I daily look for Scott hope you have shipt by him all the Articles wrote for The Trunk of Goods Mark'd IW, I offer'd to Mr. Warden, & he Declines, taking it. I will therefore Take it to my own Acco[un]tt to prevent you Trouble, & you will accordingly Charge me the Amo[unt] ~

You will be mindfull to make Insurance on the Boston Packett agreeable to my Letters in [Company?} with TF, and beg you think upon the plan propos'd therein, & perhaps may Take Effect------- I have Drawn on you in fav[ou]r Blanchard & Hancock for 300 [pounds] w[hi]ch you will please to honour, and by Marshall must Draw a few Bills, as Money is extremely scarce---------

I intend as soon as possible to Send you the Cash of the Brig[antin]e 9/16 of w[hi]ch you will observe I am in Advance for you, as also for [1/3?] of Marshall's Cargo Acco[un]tt of w[hi]ch you shall have by him-----------

I am now so Engag'd that I can't add, but must Defer what I have further to Say tell by Marshall, and am with perfect Esteem, Gent[leme]n

Your most obed[ien]t ser[van]t

Barnards & Harrison

Should Marshall sail in 10 Days, w[hi]ch he certainly shall I think it will be near as good generalship as GH's last voyage

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Boston {November} 17. 1764

Gent[lemen]:

This I hope you will receive by the Boston Pack= =et John Marshall Comm[ande]r who is fully loaded & fit for the Sea & think with good dispatch, I wish may arrive in a short passage and his Cargo meet a good Markett. I have been as diligent as possible in Loading her. She has been arrivd only twenty three days that with tolerable Success he may be with you by Christmass. Invoice & Bill of Lading of her Cargo You will receive in [Company?] Letter with TF---------

You will please to pass to my Credit 1668L.19.3 St[erlin]g being your third of cost of this Cargo, and I have ac= cordingly charg'd your account with that Sum, you will also Credit my account for one third the produce of this Car-

at Present [?][?] circumstances with the Custom house that it is very difficult to carry on business, & unless redress'd Trade must dwindle that without you return a Certificate my Bonds will ^be put in Suit

I should be very glad you would give some attention to recover payment of the Bills long ago remitted you by my late Uncle. Say Gov[erno]r Shirley's Bill & many others if you can obtain paym[en]t thereof, or use your influence, shall take it a favour, I beg your opinion, whether it is probable they will ever be paid. ~ I should be glad you would give me some advice as to the Circumstance of Admiral Knowles, as he is indebted to my late Uncle 300 [pounds] Strel[in]g

I have given a Letter to Messrs Blanchard & Hancock (the latter a brother of mine who declin'd staying w[i]th me and chose the hard ware business) Mr Blanchard has the character of an honest industrious man, & I prevaild on him to take my brother into partnership. they write you for Goods by my desire. I think you are safe with them however I will be answerable to you for Five hundred Pounds Sterl[in]g on their accounts, and shall give them a Bill for that Sum. hereafter you will use your judgment as to a further Concern with them beyond the 500 [pounds] as I shall not be answerable for any more. Mr. Arthur Savage is Passenger in Marshall, his business home is to obtain a Credit for Goods, he is recommended to me as an honest industrious man but no great Capital his Friends have prevaild on me to give him aLetter to you which I have done & further if he succeeds and should ap= ply to you for a few goods I will be accountable to you for three hundred Pounds & if he does not pay you in time that amount, I will see you paid but I do not mean by this to strengthen his Credit with you, so as to give him a further Supply neither will I advise to it but when you see him you will be able to judge for yourselves and act your pleasure. this I do purely to serve him and at the Earnest Request of his friends. ~

The Brig[an]t[ine] Lydia is not yet arrivd I wish she may soon get in as I have all her Loading Ready & will dispatch her if good weather in twenty days.

I

[On left margin] P[er] Marshall

Boston {November} 17. 1764

Sir:

My attention has been so Engagd in a Multiplicity of Affairs since the death of my late uncle that I have not had opportunity to write you till now, and indeed am now so hurried that I have only time to acquaint you that by this opportunity I have wrote to Messrs Barnards & Harrison, when they are in Cash for me to pay you the Ballance of account due from the late Co[mpany] of T: H. & Co. and you will apply to them therefor after which you will please to send me your Acco[un]t Ballanc'd.

At present I am in no want of Goods from Bristol when occasion offers I shall apply to you ~

I am Sir Your most obed[ien]t Serv[an]t

To Mr. William Jones

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[On left margin] P[er] Marshall P[er] Logie

Boston Nov[embe]r 17. 1764

Gent[lemen]:

This you will receive under cover from Messrs Blanchard & Hancock, the latter a Brother of mine who has Enterd into Partnership with Mr Blanchard in the Braziery Business They write you for Goods & from the Character Mr Blanchard Sustains here of a Frugal, honest & Industrious man. I cant but recommend them to your Correspondence in which I doubt not but they will answer your Expectation, I referr you to their letter, and am now so hurried that can't be so particular as I could wish till next opportunity, but in future make no doubt but their Correspondence will be to mutual Satisfaction and you will please to send them the Goods they now write for ~

I shall write you further on this Subject by next, being now so pinch'd for time that I cant add but that I am.

[Gent]lemen Your most obed[ien]t Serv[an]t

To Messrs Barnard & Harrison

Boston Nov[embe]r 17. 1764~

Gent[lemen]

This you will receive under cover from Mess[rs] Blanchard & Hancock, the latter a Brother of mine who has enterd into Part= nership with Mr Blanchard, and have applyd to me for a Letter to you. Mr Blanchard is no Stranger to you by Correspondence and from the Character he sustains here of an active frugal and industrious man. I cant but recommend them to your Correspondence which I hope will prove to Mutual Satisfaction. they now write you for Goods which no doubt will be agree= able to you to send them, and you may depend for the Goods you ^they now order you will be punctually paid~

I am now so hurried that I cant be so par= ticular on this subject as could wish neither have I time to send you aSmall Invoice for the Spring but shall by next

I am Gent[lemen] with much Esteem Your most obed[ien]t Serv[an]t

Mess[rs] Davonsheer & Reeve

[On right margin] P[er] Marshall P[er] Logie ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Boston Nov[embe]r 17. 1764

Gent[lemen]

The bearer of this is Mr Arthur Savage who has for some time carried on Business in the west India way in this place, but from the General decline of trade, and that in par= ticular, he has quitted that Branch, and now takes passage for London to Endeavor to establish a Correspondence in ye English way, he is recommended to me as an honest active man and one who is acquainted with trade from such aRecom= mendation joind with the desire of his Friends I take leave to recommend him to your Notice & Civilities, and if his plans succeed and he applys to you for a small parcell of Goods, I will be accountable to you as farr as £300 that you are paid that Sum in time, in case you should Supply him with Good to that amount. ~

You will have opport[unit]y of know[in]g his plans when you see him to whom I referr you and would not have you take this Credit of £300 as meant to extend him his Concerns or strengthen his Credit w[i]th you in any further Connections bey[on]d that Sum that I leave to your own Judgment to be determind when you have talkd with him

Any notice or Civilities you may please to shew him I shall take as a favour. I referr you to my Letter for my own Concerns being with great respect

Your most obed[ien]t Serv[an]t

Barnards & Harrison

[On right margin] P[er] Capt Marshall