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Boston 22^d Nov^o 1743

Sirs

You have herein inclosed you a small
Bill of Exchange drawn {per} {Messers} Bodman & Shipton Merch^s
in Boston on NV. Nath'l Fletcher Merch't in London for
£30 sterling & doubt not but will be duely honoured, w'ch
would desire you to lay out according to invoice, to my best
advantage. You may at first sight be somewhat surprised
at receiving a letter from one, who is intirely a stranger to
you (but my Rev'd Father Doc'r Chas. Chauncy recommended me
to you, not doubting but I should be as well used by you
as any Merch't in London. I have sent severall bills before
but finding I was not so well used as I expected, I take the free-
dom to direct this to you upon my Father's recommendation by
doubt not of being well used. I am just now a coming into
business & may have occasion to write you for considerable
in a year. I have wrote in the inclosed invoice for a black
silk hood for my mother, who begs the favour of Mrs. Bernard
to choose it for her. Must desire the favour of you not to
fail sending them in the first spring vessell bound to this port
having great dependance on them. Must also desire you to
get them insured, & if there should any money be left over plus,
would desire you to lay it out, in your maple case [kns & Co a1/6 ?].
Shall expect the favour of a line from you & am, w'th due respect

Gentl'n
{your} Very{ humble} {Servant}

Messrs. Sedgewick Kilby & Bernard
{per} Capt. Rinselagg
Craige

Boston 2d. May 1744

Gentl'n

I rec'd yours via Cap't Adams & am very sorry
to hear that the Bill of Exchange I sent you drawn to Messrs.
Bodman & Shipton has not met with that acceptance I expected.

However am much obliged to you, that you have so consid-
er'd the disappointment I have met with, as to ship the goods
notwithstanding. In return of your favours I now inclose
you another (& hope more Honourable) Bill drawn of Mr. James
Monk merch't in Boston on John Thomlinson Esq. Merch't in
London for £50 sterling, which am well assured will be duely
honour'd, from which please to pay yourselves in the first place,
& then ship me £20 sterling according to invoice inclosed you.