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Dear Sir:
The Bearer hereof will deliver you apiece of Linen & a remmant of Cambrick which you'll please Trouble your self so much as to carry down to Miss [Parsons] with my Compliments, to make up in shirts. I must likewise Trouble you [?] much as to Buy me some thread and tell Miss [Parsons] 4 Ruffled and the Rest plain and let her know I shall be down about the 18th or 20 April.
I wrote you by Mr Taylor but have received no answer Please to ask the Bolling brook Inspector for the notes of all my Tobacco, & [20th] of Leonard Simms's and Inclose them to me by this man, and write me all the Domestick news I am Dear [?]
Your assured Friend & Srvt.
William Potter
11th March 1767.
To
Mr Richard Bennehan
at W Stablers
in
Petersburg
Richmond County Decr. 6.1765
My friend,
Mr Thomas Williams /as he tells me/ lodged with one of your Town's Jewellers /but who I don't know/ a Watch of mine, cost £6.6.0 Sterling, which I shall be glad to receive again and in order for wearing, would you give yourself the trouble to make enquiry after the said Watch and receive her and bring her to me when you come in to the insuing Christmas, when I shall hope to see you, you will very greatly oblige me and the damages shall be paid, and the favour greatfully acknowledged by
Your mos. hble Servt.
J Glaswick
To
Mr Richard Bennehan
Favr. Mr [Mial Sanlock] Petersburg
Richmond, Octr. 11th 1766
Dear Dickey
Haveing an opportunity of Conveying a few lines to you, to let you know that I never got your Letter; that you Sent by Mr Richd. Johnson tho he Lodged it at Martins Ordinary, and I went that way about Four Days after & it was gone So that I am at a Loss to know what was in it, Therefore Beg you'll be so kind as to Send me Another & Direct it to the Same place as you did the Other and the favour will be Acknowledged by
Dear Sir
Your well Wisher etc etc
John Dollard
P.S. I intend over about Christmas. . . . .