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justice as soon as possible, I desire that you will charge all bills drawn on you by me for the payment of my brothers debts to my fathers estate; & for the goods sent for the use of the plantations these two years past. You shall be paid what the tobo. sent you last year sailes of doing when I get your acct.

I am, Sir,

Your most humble Servt.

John Carter

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To Micajah Perry Esq. & Compa.

Cortomon At. 12th 1735

Sir

My brothers have joined in signing the bills of exchange drawn on you & have left me to say what may be further necessary. I have always lamented the condition of Colonel Page's estate. That the remittence has never been in proportion to the number of hands, or the expence [expense] of their cloaths [clothes], tools & taxes. The tobo. sent you this year is one hundred & twelve hhds by Capt. Malbon, twenty seven by Capt. Willcox, & thirty five by Capt Cant, in all one hundred & seventy nine; & bills of exchang [exchange] on you are twenty pounds fourteen shillings & two pence to Colonel Grymes, eight pounds to Chs. Stagg, fourty or fifty one pounds to Mrs. Ann Walter, fourty five pounds eighteen shillings & four pence to Mr. Lightfoot, ninety six pounds twelve shillings & a penny to Mr. Wm. Prentis, twenty four pounds two shillings & nine pence to Lord Fairfax, thirty five pounds to Francis Willis, & two hundred sixty seven pounds six pence to myself which making in all five hundred eighty nine pounds thirteen shillings & eight pence must needs give you great surprise without a proper explication. I need not tell you that