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have risen very considerably in the French warr
with us as well as with you. However whatever goods
I send you you may depend upon having as reasonably
as any are sold. Father and mother are well and join in pre-
senting their love to you. And wife hopes you are well with
whom I also would join in proper respect to you and all
friends and am with due esteem & offers of further service

Sir
y Very hum. serv't

P.S. I should be glad of a line from you {via} first opport.

Docr. W. Chauncy {via} Capt. Mason

Boston 2d Novemb'r 1744

Gentl'n

This acknowledges the receipt of yours
{via} Capt. Adams (via Piscatagua) as also yours {via} Capt. Jeffers
& Wood. Was much surpriz'd to find {via} Capt. Adams that the
bill I sent you drawn {via} James Monk on Mr. John Thomkinson
was noted for nonpayment after being recommended by so
many gentlemen of note among us, who have lately been con-
siderable sufferers by him. It gave the more uneasiness
inasmuch as Bodman & Shipton's bill which I had sent you
was protested & you had sent me the goods notwithstanding
which I esteem a great favour. Two or three days after
which was agreeably disapointed of having my bill protested
{via} yours which I rec'd via Capt. Jeffers which gave account of its being paid
a few days after which rec'd the invoice & bill laden of the goods via
Capt. Wood. An account of their being shipt you gave me together
with the nonpayment of the bill. Have not as yet seen them
but doubt not of their being well bought. Have seen the box
edgings you shipt via Capt. Jeffers which prove to content. Am sorry
to find insurance so high, but hope you will get the five
guineas [per cent?] return'd as Capt. Wood came under convoy with
the other ships bound for this port. Have inclosed you invoice
for £50-- sterling. Have not sent you a bill with it as I expect'd.
However it will not be long before I send you a bill or make
you some other remittances for it, which doubt not but will
be agreable to you. I don't chuse to be in debt but without
I could have these things early in the spring it would not an-
swer. Hope my not sending the cash now will not make any
difference in the price of the things I wrote for, otherwise would
not have them shipt, your complyance with which will add to the
favour rec'd from

Gentl'n
y Very Humb. Serv't

Messrs. Sedgwick & Co via Capt. Shepherdson
Adams