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Petersburg Jan. 10th 1771
Esteemed Friends
I have rec'd your favours of Decb. 27 & the 1 & 2 Inst. I am very much oblig'd to you for favouring me with so particular an acco't of the proceedings in your province & especially the order of the House of Burgesses in print. I am this day Informed that H. H. has given Bale for his appearance & got releas'd out of Prison, which I'm affraid will be attended with bad consequences, as I expect he will Irritate the mob & perhaps perhaps prevail with them to strike some desperate stroke before he can be tried, I should much rejoice to hear of Peace being established amongst you.
These Waggons came down the Squire Level Road & went to B Brook Warehouse & had the Tob'o turn'd out & strip'd before I saw any of them. Tyre Harris's Boy among the Rest. It is all Pass'd but not yet weigh'd. Peyton Clements 2 Hhds. which came down first is pass'd & weighs 2268 lbs nett. The last 2 are to Pick J:B: went to the Warehouse but forgot to take the weight of Peter Coffe's, it is pass'd. James Veezeys weighs 2085 ntt. I have pd. for turning it up. I don't well understand what you mean about the order for Tyre Harriss Tob'o. Please to be more clear in your next & if you get an order from him remember those 2 Hhds. are at B Brook. There was no market for Tob'o last Court I could not hear of 1 Hhd. sold there. Exch. fix'd at 20 prct they [?] out a long time for 22 ½. Neither R:B.s Cloa[?] [nor] Writing Desk are finished. Wm. Parsons is out [?] Roanoak & I don't know that he has any Shells less unburnt. I have procur'd a Hhd. for you tho' at a high price with the other articles you requested
& am very respectfully
Your assured Friend
Edw Stabler
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Since writing the foregoing I have sent again to the Warehouse & got the wts. of the following Tob'o:
Sarah Horton ----930 Ntt. Peter Coffe .... 1168 Tyre Harriss ---- 1041 & 1102 John Prewit ----1059
To Johnson & Bennehan Merchts. Little River
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The Watch sent by Jas. Veazey
Rich Bennehan Esteemed Friend Petersburg Feb. 1st 1771
Thy favours of Jan. 18th & 23rd came duly to hand. I did not see Boyd when he was in or should have wrote you by him, at foot is an acco't of the Tobo. agreeable to your request.
I am much pleas'd with the information thou gave me respecting H.H. as I expect the Corrupted Body will not be able to do much without their Head. I have sent the Desk & the Journal, but they have not sent me the price of it. the Taylor has not done the cloaths. I have paid John Feild £1--13 -- on thy acco't for articles his Brother Theo. says he let the have when thou was here. I am very respectfully
Thy assured Friend
Edw. Stabler
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To Richard Bennehan Merch't Little River
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