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I beg you to send Jerry a Pair of Pantaloons_ I will pay for them_ as I
did not expect he would leave the mill, and it was out of our Power to
clothe all the negros, I put him off, intending to do it as to him after
the sale_ We have no suitable cloth for his Pantaloons_ I have promised him
a Pair_

I send to you a letter to Dr Hunt which I wish you to
deliver to him at Granville on next week. I wish to get for him the
[underlined] Boundaries of the several tracts of land he conveyed to my Brother_

I am engaged day & night with my [?] reports, they
have been long in my way, and I am determined to finish them and have
them out as soon as possible_ Mr Gules informs me he will print
them immediately_ I have forwarded nearly manuscript enough for
the first Volume_

I feel an entire confidence of future success, & my
spirits are as cheerful as I wish_

God bless you_ my Dear Friend_

A D. Murphey

Thos. Ruffin esqr.

Pray look in the office, if there hang letters for me,
send them by Henry_ send me also [underlined] a Box of Wafers -

Tomorrow is the day appointed to attend at the Clks
office on the accounts of Majr. [McCeowan?] Admr. of [J. Cabe?]-
please make known to my clients the reasons of my absence_

Say, [underlined] can you get any furs upon the order I gave you?
If so, tell Mr [Clary?] of the fact & the amt_

Friday-
Some company on today has obliged me to keep Henry
at Home_ I start him early on tomorrow morning_
Do you know the Decisions on any of the Cases -