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Mr Richard Bennehan
Petersburg
Norfolk February 10th 1766
Dear Sir
The Bearer hereof has in his Vessel 250 Sacks of Salt for me, which as I cannot be at home time enough, I should be glad you would get stow'd for me in my Store, & what it at present contains, should be oblig'd to you to remove into Room adjoining, in order to make way for the said Salt. . . . . . If it will not hold it, the Overplus you may dispose of in the following manner . . . . It cost me 9/6 deliver'd free at Petersburg, & if you will observe the quality of the sacking, you will find it deserving of that Price; therefore what the Room will not well hold, you may sell to Anthony Gordon (in my Name) at 10/ and if you will but convince him of the Goodness of the Sacking, I am in hopes he will not object giving it. -- I know he is in want of it. ---- I shall leave the Matter wholly to yourself (as Mr Stabler is absent) & shall esteem it a very singular Favour if you will do the needful in't till my return. . . . . I think I can sell greatest part of it at 11/ & 12/ being of the best Liverpool kind. --- The expences attending it, such as Drayage, or Cartage, Porterage &c, I will repay you when see you, which I imagine will be in abt a Week. ----
The Report of an Embargo being laid upon Shippg is entirely fallacious, propagated I suppose, by some Incendiary's, or stirrers of Strife, in order to inflame the minds of the People, & to bring abt. other Effects, which I have not Time to recount. ---
I am with great Esteem yr Sincere Friend
Rob.t Dean
P.S. You have got the Keys of the Store &c, which I doubt not but you will take Care of. RD.
(Pray my Respects to Taffy.)
To Mr Rich. Benian
at Mr Edward Stabler's
in
Petersburg
with 250 Sacks of Salt for R. Dean
June 14th 1766
Dear Sir,
I being Informed you Sometime ago Lodged an Order on me in the hands of Mr Thomas Morton, tho the Order has never been Presented to me yet, but you may Assure yourself it Shall be Honestly paid. I shall be Greatly Oblige to you if You'd be so kind as to Acqt. my Creditors, as I immagine you know pretty well who they are, that I will come over as Soon as Possible I can and Settle with them all I hope to their Sattisfaction and hope they will content themselves awhile Longer; but if it was in my Power to Discharge my Debts now there Shou'd be none more Ready to do it, but it is not, but I flatter myself I shall be able one day or Other to do it with Honour. If they will forbear with Patience, and hope the Next Year to get good Business again as I have Very fair Promises for it, & Regain my lost Charector I also shall be much obliged to You if You'll be so good as to favr. me with a few lines as soon as oppertunity Permits, & let me know how affairs stand, & how Cap. Robertson & Mr. Younger has made it. I hope You'll be so kind as do the Above, I conclude in Haste Dr. Sir
Your well wisher & hum Sert
John Dollard
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Yrs &c JD
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