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very inconvenient in the present Method to send for what I want from thence. I am now to acquaint you, that I have sold my land recovered of Baylor to Mr. George Braxton for six hundred pounds Sterling, one half of which I apply to the last payment of my Sister Mary's Fortune who was his Son's wife, and I intend to remit you the Old Gentlemans Bills for the other half as soon as I receive them, and according to his promise that may be sometime in October. I have made as just a calculation as I can of my account with Mr. Alderman Perry; and have inclosed a Bill of Exchange on him payable to you for 765"2"2 Sterling which I desire you to receieve in discharge for my bond & mortgage as far as far as both sums will go towards it. If my Bill on Alderman Perry should exceed the Balance of my account. I hope my promise of Remitting him the Overplus by the first opportunity after notice given to me, may take away all Scruples; and if I should have drawn for less than is due to me, he may pay the Difference to you, or keep it 'till another time as he pleases, Surely there can be no doubt of his paying these Bills; but if it should be otherwise, I hope I may rely on Your Friendship to take no advantage of the protest since I draw it with no other than a very honest design of paying my Debts to you as fast as I can. I wish you had returned to Mr. Kennon's Bill protested in the same Letter you gave me notice of it; & then I suppose he would have made no Difficulty in giving me other Bills by Capt. Bolling. I shall send them to you as soon as I receive them. I should be glad that the Hogsheads of Tobacco marked [EFCM?] No. from 47 to 56 should be sold by themselves, as they are represented to be a very fine Crop of Tobacco. You was so kind last year, as to pay a Bill of Exchange to Matthew Kemp, indorsed to William Rogers of York, to [rescue?] him from an Execution; and I must now beg the favour of you to pay one that I have drawn to the said Kemp this day for ninety one pounds, fifteen shillings & four pence half penny (91-15"4"1/2) Captain Newham has brought me a Boat