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Petersburg 28th Jany. 1822

Thomas Ruffin Esqr

I received your [crossed out] letter of
the 22nd Novem[ber] last in which you promised
to forward to me an Acco[unt] Current of your transactions
for the late firm of Friend & Scott with a
statement of the situation of all the outstanding
claims, since which I have been expecting to
hear from you ~ I am in hopes that you
have collected the most of the debts as I am
in want this amounts to aid me in paying
the debts due by the late firm_ Mr David Halloway
Merchant of this place will be at Granville
Court house on Tuesday next who has kindly
[offerdid?] to be the bearer of any communications
or remittance you may have for me, should
you meet with him-

Yours Respectfully

Nathl Friend