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Boston Dec[embe]r 7. 1764

Gent[lemen]

I have just now receiv'd your favour by Capt Doggett
and am obligd to you for your Expressions of Condolance there=
in ~

Whenever I have occasion for any Supplies from your
place you may rely I shall apply to you, as the Experience I
my late Uncle & I had of your fidelity & equity in the Trans=
action of our Business, will induce me therto, at present
I am in want of only a few articles, for which I now inclose
you Invoice, and you will please to send them by first
Conveyance in the Spring, let them be well chosen & best of
their kinds markd I &H & chargd to my account for which
you shall have a punctual payment~

I should be glad of any occasion to render
you Service and when I may be usefull I beg you will
freely Command

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

The dullness of trade ye year
past, owing to the Smallpox
has left me a Stock of Goods for
sometime ~

Messrs Devonsheer & Reeve ~

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P[er] Dymond
P[er] Scott
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Boston Dec[ember] 9. 1764

Gent[lemen]

In my Letter of 7th Instant by this Conveyance I desir'd you
to make Insurance for me to Amo[un]t £1250 St[erlin]g on oyl & Pot Ashes
on board the Brig[antine] Fly John Hunt Wendell master at & from
Boston to London for my account since which I have dispos'd of
some part of the oyl on board that I am now to desire you will
please to make Insurance for my account on oyl & potashes on b[oar]d
s[ai]d Brig[antine] to amount of only £1000 Sterl[in]g. which you will please to
get one at the lowest Prem[ium] she will sail in three days & cant but
hope she may arrive timely to save the Insurance tho' I would have
you order the Insurance on receipt of this if you should have no
account of her.- We have had a a Spell of dirty weather, which
retards vessells Loading tho I have not neglected Scott on that
account he is loading fast & if weather keeps good for ten days I
shall put him to sea by whom shall write you again. I will End=
eavour by him to send what accounts are between us but if they
should be deferr'd to another opport[unit]y you must impute it to my hurry
as just now you are Sensible besides my usual Business I have
many other affairs to settle But I will be as speedy as possible

I am with best comp[lemen]ts & Sincere Esteem
Your faithfull h[um]ble Serv[an]t

I should be much obligd if your G H
would be so kind as to order Mr. Brooksbank
(if he has not lost my measure) to make me a dozen
pair very neat Shoes which you will please to send me & pray pay the cost
which charge my Acco[un]t

Messrs Barnards & Harrison