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Boston 6th Nov 1744
{Mister} Henry Snoad
Sir Your Favour I rec'd of {Captain} Morton who arrived here yesterday. I note the Contents, am much oblidged to you for your offers of Service. As to what you write me res- =pecting a Trade with you, have had thoughts of it for some Time & do Propose when I remitt the Effects of severall Gentln with you, which I have in my hands, which will be of the first Vessell bound to your River, to ship sundrys to purchase a small Cargo with you, & there is no Gentln that I would sooner Consign too than your Uncle & you. Have rec'd an acctt from your Uncle of what things are most vendible with you. But if in the Interim you should have an opportunity of sending Tarr, Pitch & Tallow upon freight it would turn to your advantage. Should be glad to serve you in any Command this way & am with proper Respect
Sir {your} Very {humble} {servant} {per} {Captain} Mason Stone
Boston 6th Nov 1744
Sir Yours of {the} 9th Octobr rec'd of {Captain} Morton who arrived here last Night {per} whom have your Bill Lading for Seventy five {barrels} of Tarr & Twenty five pitch. {The} Vessell is not as yet unloaded, {though} hope she will be tonight, however have dispos'd of your Tarr @50 {per} {barrel} & Pitch 55 {per} {barrel} full bound wch hope will prove to Content. Have sold it for the most that has been given since {the} warr or for some Time before, & if you should think proper to send Tarr upon Freight believe you would find your advantage in it, as I think Tarr will be brisk for some Time. Or if you should intermix some pitch & Tallow would not be amiss. Or if you would order a Vessell to be Charter'd to you, should be glad to serve you. Should be glad to have remitted you your Effects {per} {Captain} Mason, but as the Tarr is not yet delivered could not make out acctt Sales & as he sails Tomorrow, have not Time to procure the goods wrote for. But you may depend on your Effects being remitted you {per} the first Vessell bound to your River & hope you will never have occasion of accusing me of Backwardness in that respect. Shall always be glad to serve you in any Command this way & am with due Esteem
Sir {your} Very {humble} {servant}
Tarr 50/. Pitch 55/. [Turpentine?] 55/. Tallow 2/6 {per} [barrel?] {Mister} [?] Adams {per} {Captain} Mason Stone
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Boston 6th Nov 1744
Sir
This acknowledges the receipt of your letter of the 13th Octob[er] {per} Capt. Morton who arrived here last night, as also bill laden for one hundred & one {barrels} tarr, w'ch have dispos'd of @ 50/ {per} {barrel} full bound, but the tarr not being yet landed could not send your sales {per} Capt. Mason, but will {per} the first vessell bound to your river. Shall look out for a negro for you & if I should light of one, shall take care according to your order that he is sound & healthy. There is none to be had at present. However shall send you the other things wrote for. Have wrote Mr. Snoad who I understand is in partnership with you, whose offers of service with yours I rec'd as a great favour & believe I shall embrace {the} first opportunity of sending over sundrys as I shall think proper to purchase a barge with you & to be sure whatever I send shall consign to you. In the mean time as I have wrote Mr. Snoad if you have an opportunity of sending some tarr or tallow on fra[.?] believe would turn to your advantage. I have wrote {the} other gentle'n who consign'd me with you & shall remitt them their effects {per} the first opportunity. Father went yesterday to Plymouth to an ordination & so could not [?] write you himself @ this opportunity, but we thankfully receive your potatoes w'ch you sent us. Hope you & wife are well. We join in love & service to you & am with due esteem
Sir {your} Very {humble} {Servant}
Tarr a 50/. Pitch 55/. Turp'e 55/. Tallow 2/6 {per} {barrel} Skins 10/ {per} Capt. Mason Doc. Walley Chauncy Stone
Boston 26th Nov 1744
Doc. Walley Chauncy
Sir This confirms the copy of {the} above, since w'ch father has rec'd a letter from you {per} Capt. Capt.[sic] Bryant, w'th a further invoice for medicines, w'ch have got & sent you, w'th the other things wrote for & hope they will prove to content. You will find English goods of all sorts are very much risen with us, or else should as I have wrote you above. Have sent you sundrys for a cargo, but fear how it will answer. I have likewise bought you a negro boy Hadley for 150 [pounds] Old Tenor. Had your brothers advice in {the} affair, as he will write you. Believe he will suit you very well. He is an active good natur'd fellow ab't 23 years age. He is a rogue & his master not choosing to correct him as was proper has been a damage to him. However his master would not have sold him to have
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gone to Carolina, only as I told him he was a going to you, & so he might depend upon his being Treated as he deservd Have sent the Effects of those other Gentlm'n who Consign'd me with you, but could not compleat the {Account}Sales nor yours {per} this opportunity but will forward them {per} the next, Have paid the Cash down for every thing I have sent you them, {that} you might have every thing at the cheapest Lay possible, the whole of your Invoice with Charges amount to £19[10.9?]. should be glad to serve you or any of your Friends this way & am with due Esteem
Sir y. Very hum. Servt.
P.S. please to give my hearty Service to {Mr} Snoad for whom I have great Esteem.
{per} Capt. Stone Bangs
Boston 26th Nov 1744
{Mr} Henry Snoad
Sir I could not possibly omitt this opportunity of writing you to acquaint you of the Reason of my not sending you sundry's (as I propos'd above) for a Cargo, but Goods of all sorts have risen so Considerably, that I could ^not think it would answer, I have sent the Effects of severall Gentl'n with you, & although I paid ^cash for every thing, believe they will be surprise'd to find so Goods so Risen, should be glad of a Line from you {per} all oppotunity's & in any comm =ands this way am with offers of service
Sir y. very humb. Servt. William Blair Townsend
P.S. If you should think notwithstand'g it would answer to send any Goods should be glad you would write me {per} first opportunity {per} Cap Stone Bangs
Boston 26th Nov 1744
{Mr} {Charles} Simpson
Sir I embrace this opportunity of writ'g you & should have sent you {Account} Sales, but had such great deal bad weather has hinder'd its being {delivered}, but shall forward them {per} first opportunity & write you more largely than at present. have offered Messrs. Green's {the} money you or= =der'd me to pay, propose to pay them today, if I can get the {Account} Sales that I may pay them at once, should be glad to serve you in any Command this way & am
Sir y. Very hum. Servt.
P.S. you have Inclos'd your {Account} Sales & {Current} have paid the {Ballance} £74.6.6 to Messrs. Greens
{per} Capt. Stone Bangs
Boston 26th Nov 1744
{Mr} {William} Adams
Sir This confirms the copy of the above, since w'ch have one from you, Herein you have Inclos'd {Invoice} & Bill Lading amount'g with charges to £129 {Sterling}. hope it will suit you, you will doubtless find a diff= erence w'th respect to the price, to what it was, for Goods have risen considerably among us, However {paid} {the} cash down for what I have sent you, {that} you might have them at the Cheapest Lay should have sent {Account} Sale but could not Compleat them {per} this Vessell, but shall forward them {per} first opportunity, should be glad to serve you in any Commands this way & am w'th due respect Sir y. Very humb. Serv't.
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P.S. if {the} Druggett or Saddle should not suit you, you shall be welcome to send it back again. You did not write me what colour you chose for {the} Druggett but sent you {the} most fashionable.
{per} Capt. Stone Bangs
Boston 26th Nov. 1744
{Mr} Michael Coutanch
Sir This confirms the copy of my last to you since w'ch have none of yours. Have inclos'd you Invoice & Bill Lading for sundry merchandise amount'g w'th charges to £ 124.8.6 & hope it will prove to content. You may be a little surpris'd to find the price of all goods especially English so risen but do assure you I gave the cash down for all I have inclose you that you might have them at the lowest prices. As to the oxenbriggs, believe I have sent more than you want. If so, be pleas'd to dispose of {the} Remainer for my acctt. & remitt me in light pay. But it was w'th great difficulty I could obtain any to send, but hav'g orders from {Mr} Adams to send 50 [Ells?], thought I would take a Bolt & send the rest to you. Fully design'd to have sent you acctt. sales & would have done it, if the sloop had been detain'd a day or two longer. However have sent you {the} Invoice wrote for, & will forward {the} sales {per} first opportunity. Am w'th respect & offers of further service
Sir y. Very humb. Servt.
PS. have paid {Mr} Scolly accord'g to {your} order
{per} Capt. Stone Bangs
Boston 5th Dec. 1744
{Mr} {William} Adams
Sir Have just time to inform you that I have Inclosed your acctt. sales & acctt. currtt., {ballance} in my favour [pound symbol] 2.18.6, w'ch if you find right be pleas'd to creditt me accord'y. Should be glad of a line from you {per} all opportunitys. Have not time to enlarge. Am w'th offers of service
Sir y. Very hum. Servt.
{per} Capt. Bangs Gould
Boston 5th Dec. 1744
{Mr} {Michael} Coutanch
Sir This may serve to acquaint you that you have here inclosed your accctt. sales as also acctt. currtt. & find I am in your debt £ 117.7.1 (old tenor) & will endeavour to remitt you as you shall order. Have not time to enlarge. Should be glad to hear from you & serve you & am
Sir y. Very hum. Servt.
{per} Capt. Bangs Gould
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Boston 5th Dec 1744
Doc. Walley Chauncy
Sir Having an opportunity just now presenting of writing to you & your friends, thought proper hereby to send your acctt. sales & acctt. currtt. {ballance} whereof you will find in my fav'r £ 77.13.9 w'ch if you find right, please to note me accordingly & remitt tarr Tallow or Skins. Should be glad to serve you in any commands this way & am
Sir y. Very hum. servt.
P.S. The Family are all well & desire to be remember'd to you {per} Capt. Bangs Gould
Boston 6th Dec. 1744
Messrs. Horrocks Saint & Co.
Gentl'n
This may serve to acquaint you, that having a design to settle a correspondency, with some gentl'n in London to send for such goods, as I shall have occasion for, being just coming into business, & being inform'd {per} {Thomas} Hubbard Esq. merch't in Boston, as also your partner {Mr} Hughes, with whom I have a small acquaint =ance, that I might expect to be as well used by your house as any in London. Have sent this small invoice to you & desire they may be well bought & ship't {per} the first vessell bound this way, early in the spring. Would be glad {per} Craige if first. Have not remitted you, but believe shall remitt you {per} Bills Exchange very soon, as I acquainted {Mr} Hughes, who told me he had wrote on the affair. Intended to have seen you myself this fall, but the warr has prevented me. Shall always endeavour to make you quick returns, & if this small invoice should suit, doubt not but should trade consideratly with you. Would desire the favour of you to insure what you send me. Should be glad to serve you in any commands this way & am
Gentl'n y. Very humb. Servt.
{per} Capt. Craige Dutton