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Dear Sir Edenton 14th August 1782
I wrote you in my Last that I was in but
a bad state of Health, am now happy to acquaint you it proved
to be short duration, your letter of 14th July came safe to
hand, I am glad to hear you have received the medicine, I sent you by [Capt?]
Long, inclosed is List of the articles Which [illegible] Williamson
gave me a few days before he set out for Philadelphia, I am
sory to inform you after trying every Store in Town I have not been
able to gett your Nails, but as I expect Mr Allen will have several
[illegible] inn, the latter end of Next Month, or the first of the following
when I can supply you with any number or [size?] you may want
in case you think that will be in time, you'll let me know by
the first opportunity, you have my sincere thanks for your kind
help in offering to Supply me with any Cloth & I may want, I believe
With those I have at present, and what I expect to receive from
Mr Allen will be a great suffieciency, I am sory to heare you have
a bad prsopect, for a [illegible] seems to be generally the ease in most parts of
the State, the Merchants of this town have suffered great Losses
by privateers, who [so?] infest this [illegible] that there is no possibility
for a [illegible] unless armed, to [pass?] in or out, there has been four
Gallies in this bay [fited?] out from Newyork one of which is taken
the other three were glad to get away as soon as possible,
You