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Sir Not having the pleasure of being personally acquainted with you, I must confess I am at a loss in what manner to address you, But hope as it is the case you will excuse me.
Being informed by a worthy friend of mine, Mr Grove, that you possessed a Number of excellent hounds, as I am fond of Deer hunting, and my request as a particular favor of you to spare me a couple of puppies, could I be favor'd with so great a present I would continue some way or other to get them home, even if I sent a boy purposely for them. I can only assure you, Sir, that any thing in return that is in my power to serve you in I shall take plesasure in doing. I am respectfully Sir Your hmbl Servant, Thos Sewell
Jno Haywood Esqr
Sampson Coy 2nd Novr 1800
John Haywood Esquire Raleigh
G. Holmes Esqr.
Wilmington Nov 5th 1800
Dear Sir
Your letter of the 28th ult. I received the 2nd Inst. You may be assured that the iindisposition of Mrs Haywood affects me much. I mentioned tto Mr. Wright and to Doctor DeRosset your intention of sending Mrs Haywood down to the Sea for the benefit of her health both of those gentlemen made a offer immediately of their houses as she found they are both convenient and comfortable houses [??] of them exceeds eight miles from this town. I wish [?] to choose the best of them and I was to have gone down to look at one of them today but the morning was bad and I did not feel quite so well owing to the changes of weather. I shall however visit one of them tomorrow and the other the next day. There are five places on the Sound so suitable
for Mrs. Haywood as those two places however I will have the best place that is to be had Federal Point is by no means [caculated ?] for Mrs. Haywood for a Winter residence it is greatly exposed to Cold bleak winds no shell fish or indeed any other kind of fish to be had without great difficulty and [what ? get] must be had in good weather and I believe firewood is scarce there. [?] is not the case withy respect to the two [ ] mentioned above. Yuo mentioned the place we were at eating oisters as being convenient for Doctor Fergus to visit Mrs. Hawood I should suppose that for the cough and spitting with which Mrs. Haywood is affected that it would be as well to consult Doctor DeRosset. A [cook? can be] hired here but perhaps Mrs. Haywood would be better satisfied with one of her own
Mrs. Haywood may set off as [?] convenient for I will not go home have a place [????] so good as to request Mrs. Haywood give me information of her [?] [Col] Williams (I suppose she will [any? way) that I may meet her in [??] conduct her to her to her Winter [?]
With great gratitude and [? ] I am yours James [Reade ?]