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Mr Richard Bennehan Orange
Halifax 28th June 1782 D,, Sir Here with you will be handed a a packet, deliverd [one?] by Mr [Amis?] which he requests me to have forwar =ded you as soon as I should have it in my power. I am sorry I had not arived in Halifax a little earlier, than I did, which had it been the case. woud have been a favourable Opportunity for me to have had [illegible] a [fly?] & speedly convey'd to you by the hands of Mr Bond who left Halifax the mor =ning before I got here; Mr [Riw?] hath promiss'd me that you shoud get it safe & imediate by Or at least
as soon as he could send it & as my Stay at Halifax is uncertain I thought better to commit it into his hands than retain it my Own not knowing that I should hae it in my [power?] tp [illegible] during my being a bout home Mr [Amis?] intended to have wrote you himself but my leaving Edenton un =expectedly to him prevented it tho wishes me to inform you of his good health, which he at present very happily enjoys. I leave to present my [illegible] Mrs Benehan whilst I am D Sir with the greatest esteem your most [illegible] Nicholas Long [illegible]
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
You may expect Cpt [Boritz?] at Court, agreeable to my Sisters desire i have Waited on [Mr?] Blount Who arived safe home since Which time have enjoyed great health and desires to be remembered to her in the most respectfull Manner, present My Compliments to my sister and [illegible] [Ealbank?] and [illegible] the dear little Girl & Boy I am sir your Obt Sert Thos [Cumis?]
Mr Bennehan My Dear Mr Bennehan I Receiv your Letter and very happie to hear you are well and that all is well I and the Dear Little Children are well and the [guirls?] is gone to Maclingburg and is to return a Tuesday I am much [Serpies?] at Mr [Trishe?] Letter for I never had Shilling of Him in my Life. Mrs Wood wrote me a Tuesday and desierd me to Send the money by the man I wrote her again I never had a receive a Shilling of him in my Life I wont [illegible] See you and I am yours my Dearest Mary Bennehan