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as I cant possibly attend to that Business, on {account} of my Health.

I am, Dear Sir, with all due Respect
Your most {Obedient} {Humble} {Servant}

Mr. Brindley Roxbury
M Updike, &
Mr. Brinton [bracket joining the previous two names points to:] {Richard} Island, are
thePrincipal Debtors. Mr Lockman, £50. Mr. Jones is Bondsman, {Captain}
Matthew Cumings £400, old Tenor, & {Reverend} Mr Brockwell £100, old Tenor, are
entirely lost.

To Oliver Delancey {Esquire}

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Boston March 20th 1763

Sir

I herewith inclose you Duplicates of Annapolis & Chignecto
Victualling Lists. 6th {September} @ 83d {October} & from 4th to 31st {October}. Likewise Lists from
Chignecto & Annapolis, 1st {November} to 28th & 29th {November} to 26th {December} 1762. Authenticated,
which I have just now {Received}, and as there is no Opportunity from hence, I send
them to New York, for Conveyance.

I have {Received} no letters from you, since my last of 10th ultimo.
We have had an extream hard Winter here, & in Nova Scotia, with deep snows,
has prevented all Communication, from the outports to Halifax, but hope
soon to Receive more lists, & send you {Account} of Provisions, purchas'd for your
Contract, since my last {Account} and that I may hear further from you, by the
Packett Expected.

I am Sir
Your most {Obedient {Humble} {Servant}

PS Mr Gerrish writes me, he
will give a particular Answer to
yours of 8th {November} last, which shall be Transmitted to you.

Provisions are very high, occasioned by the two Year's Drought; if a good season
this year, & Peace takes Place, Provisions must be Cheap & Plenty the next years,
but for this year's supply must be laid in Directly, Pork in particular.

Matthew Woodford {Esquire}

[left margin] Via New York
By Davis to Orkney.

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Chignecto vizt
Soldiers Victuall'd 1st {November} to 28th
2016 & French
6768 Troops
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8784
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Annapolis 1st {November} @ 28th
3738 Rations, French & English.
Chignecto 29th {November} to 26th {December} 1764.
1946 Rations, Troops.
6622 French at Annapolis.
4424 29th {November} to 26th {December}

Matthew Woodford {Esquire}