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Mess'rs Johnston & Bennehan
Glasgow July 29 1772

Gentlemen
In obedience to your favour of the 1st March
last have shipped for your Account on Board the Brilliant Capt Bennet for virginia Goods
as pr Invoice here with Sent. Accounting to £558,,5,,7 which wish Safe to hand & hope will
please have kept as near to your Scheme as possible There is not any herrings Non
pickled Salmon to be Got here at this time nor could [?]ling your Bear on Reasonable
terms Such a Small Quantity they would not allow the [Delivrince? (not likely, but maybe?)] Either for Glass or Beer
your Goods are sent to the Care of Mr Edrd Strebler petersburg Some Days ago I Receved
A letter from Said Mr Strebler of the 19th may covering Messrs Andrew & Rich.d Mackees
Drafts on Messrs. [Curning? Cumming?] McKinzie & Co value £100 ~ Said Bill is noted for none accordance
these Gentlemen Shy for want of Affect but if Remittance Come by the time it falls Due the Bill
will be paid when it Shall be placed to your Credit Mr. Strebler writes me that he
had purchased Another Bill £83,,6,,8 which will be sent me by Next [ucssell?]

I am much Obliged for your [very? every?] Good payment particularly at this time as
Money is Extremely Scarce owing to the Many failures at London & Some in this town
The Funds in this place has not been in Such Distress these hundred years past
I have found mySelf Obliged to Decline Serving Severall very Good Gentlemen for
Not [punctual?] Remittances our merchants must Now be paid when Goods fall
Due and when Obliged to Advance the money for any of my friends Suffer more than
all my commission Inclosed is your Account Currt: Ballance carried Now Amount
£115,,7,,2 which hope you will find Right I am Informed that the Judges on your
provence have lately charged Jurys not to Allow Interest on Accounts for which
Reason have Declined Shipping Goods on Commission for North Carolina I Refer
you to the Inclosed from Mr John Alston Jun:r and mySelf who I have admitted partner
Being mySelf on the Decline of lifes mean time I am Sirs your much obliged & obed Sert
John Alston

Mess'rs Johnston & Bennehan
Glasgow July 29 1772

Gentlemen
In obedience to your favour of the 1st March
last have shipped for your account on Board the Brilliant Capt Bennet for Virginia Goods as pr Invoice here with sent. In Accounting to £558,,5,,7 which wish Safe to hand & hope will please. have kept as near to your Scheme as possible there is not any herring non pickled Salmon to be got here at this time nor could [?]ling your Bear on Reasonable terms such a small Quantity they would not allow the [D?] [?] for Glass or Beer your Goods one sent to the Care of Mr Edward Strebler Petersburg. some days ago I recieved a letter from said Mr Strebler of the 19th May covering Messrs. Andrew & Richd Mackees Drafts on Messrs. [Curning?] McKinzie & Co value £100 ~ said Bill is noted for none acceptance these Gentlemen [?] affect but if Remittance come by the tiem it falls Due the Bill will be paid when it shall be placed to your Credit. Mr. Strebler writes me that he had purchased another Bill £83,,6,,8 which will be sent me by next [?]

I am much obliged for your [?] Good payment particularly at thsi time as money is Extremely Scarce owing to the many failures at London & Some in this town. The funds in this place has not been in such Distress these hundred years past. I have found myself obliged to [Decline?] Serving Severall very Good Gentlemen not [punctual?] Remittance our merchants must now be paid when Goods fall Due and when obliged to advance the moeny for any of my friends Suffermore than all my commission [?sed] is your account Currt Ballance carried now amount £115,,7,,2 which hope you will find Right. I am Informed that the Judges on your provence have lately charged Jurys not to allow Interest on Accounts for which Reason have Declined Shipping Goods on Commission for North Carolina I refer you to the [?] from Mr. John Alston Junr and myself who I have admitted partner Being myself on the [decline?] of life mean time I am
Sirs
Your most obliged & obed Sert
John Alston