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equal propriety have refus'd me, in this instance as well as the other; &
your Conduct towards me {Gentlemen} is unnaccountable. I am really much
troubled & look upon myself extremely ill us'd, I cannot see how you can
reconcile it -- Another instance of your Extraordinary Conduct is in
the refusal of the Goods to {Messieurs} Cazneaus who I so strongly recommended
to you with this aditional agravation that they sent you my Bill of
L200 in part pay for the Goods is not this Conduct a very great Slight
upon me & paying very little Credit to my recommendation or my Bill
it is in effect protesting my Bill. I am amaz'd & it wholly divests me
of all manner of patience.

Some time ago you sent me a General power of Attorney, as
also one to {Messieurs} Amorys, desiring me to be assidous in any matters
that should occur which might affect your Interest. I should have strictly
adher'd to your desire in all Respects, but now find that without even
waiting for my Reply you have from the Recommendation of {Messieurs}____
appointed Mr Price your attorney which with respect to me is not altogether
so genteel, but I must learn to bear all things; I have no objection to
Mr Price but think you need not have been so sudden in the matter;
in short {Gentlemen} I find others have so much more influence over you
than myself, & I am of so little consequence & repute with you, that
I am at a loss how to account for it; but upon the whole {Gentlemen} I have to say
that from what I have mentiond, from the Circumstances of Delano
being preferr'd to Scott & Lyde for freight, I cant but think it most advisiable
for all our Navigation to be sold as it is not worthwhile to keep Vessells upon
Expence without any prospect of Freight.

I always {choose} {Gentlemen} to be open & explicity, I have wrote Mr Hayley
by this opportunity on the Subject of connection in a Business & propos'd opening
a Correspondence with him, at least till I can have an explanation from you ;
I look on myself a Man of Capital, & am not to be put on a footing with
every twopenny Shopkeeper that addresses you. I am greatly amaz'd at
your Conduct I think I am very {poorly} treated, & I suppose the only {instance}
in Town. I doubt not when Scott arrives he will bring Goods for every
Shopkeeper that deals with you, & to refuse me Goods {Gentlemen} is what I
can't bear I am ready to pay you every farthing I owe you, & it shall
be done before I deal another Shilling with you. You have affected me in
the tenderest point; I have determin'd to send my {Invoice} to Mr Hayley for
a Spring Supply, & let me tell you. you are oblig'd to me for some of {your}
best Correspondents who would naturally be induc'd to deal with the man
I engage with, & will follow me, and although my Business is not
worthy your attention, yet it may be an object of the acceptance of many
a Man in England, with thanks besides & I beleive Mr Hayley will
think so.

Many other Paragraphs of your Letter require a particular
reply but I must wave that until Mr Jackson's {Brigantine} goes, which will
be in a few days, when I shall write you more particularly. Mr Cazneau

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I am now to Desire you will please to order my whole {Accounts}
to be Got out, & Sent me & if after Examination they appear to be
Right, I will instantly order you the full Ballance with money
Thanks for your many Services hitherto, but I must Add, {Gentlemen}
from the Treatment I have had, that unless matters can be better
Reconcil'd I must wave any Connections, I Stand Ready at an hour's
warning to pay every Debt I owe in the World, but as I can't be
thought by you to be Responsible for £500, I must apply to those who have a better opinion of me than you have