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who shew'd [showed] a great respect for him whom we represent. However we think it our duty to bear early as others in the care of our interest and have for this purpose sent you an order to demand & receive of him what may be due to us which you will be able to judge of by the accounts herewith transmitted, and left this order should meet with difficulties commonly arising in like cases we have also given a power to Mr. Randolph to bring sute [suit] in case of a refusal or delay from him. But that the matter may be made easy we are content'd to discount the debt from Colo. Pages estate to him which by his last accot. [account] was three hundred & fifty pounds having twenty five hhds. of tobo. [tobacco] still unaccounted for

As to my Lord Fairfax's affairs we shall refer you to the secretary to whom our father has bequeath'd the leas lease incase there in one subsisting only desiring you to discharge the rent due for this yr. [year].

Coln. Lewis Burwell has taken posession of his nephews estate as surviging executor of his brother's* [in pencil in gutter: *[illegible] named Elizabeth Carter, sister of John Carter, and her deceased husband was [illegible] Carter tree - see page 23] will from him you may expect bills of loading for that tobo. [tobacco]. Dr. Nicholas's part of it in right of his wife's dower being engag'd for the security of a considerable sum of money advanced to him by our father. We have consign'd eight hhds. of it to you in the Spotswood and four in the Micajah & Phillips & nineteen hhds. of it are consigned to Mr. Darokins as he had directed a little before his death. Colo. Pages affairs rests likewise with the secretary as being at present the only acting executor from whom you will here particular concerning it. We find in our father's letters some disputes about the discounts of some tobo. [tobacco] which we doubt not upon a further consideration you will allow as far as the money would answer tho' there might not be sufficient to discharge the whole duty that having been the determination of Mr.