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effects who have consign'd me. I believe they may say they never had their business
dispatch'd quicker. {Colonel} Paytons sloop is almost ready to sail. I would have
sail'd sooner only as the Capt. had a wife and was desirous to see her but will
sail in a few days. I understand {per} Capt. Jones, {Colonel} Payton purposes
to send her to me {the} next trip. If so I shall do my utmost to serve him
as I would [all any?] friend. I have nothing further to add but my hearty
service to all [friends?] & am

{Sir}
{your} [?]

{per} Capt. Freeman & Jones

Boston 24th Nov. 1745

Capt. Seth Pilkington

Sir
This presents you with both your acct.
sales as also invoice & acct. current {balance} wherof you will find
in your favour one pound 12/10, old tenor, which was as nigh as
I could bring it. I am sorry I could not charter'd my sloop to
you again, as I [?] could never have done a 18/. {per} {barrel}, with losing
mony. Accordingly have let her to the [?] on a much better
lay. Neither can I hire you one at that rate. No man chuses to let
his sloop as this time of the year {per} {the} {barrel} & if they did, not under
19/ or 20/. {per} {barrel}, which you would not give. I had a sloop offer'd me this
day at one hundred & twenty pound, (old tenor) {per} month, which I
woud have taken and run the [risk?] of the time of the year, if I could
have acted as I would done my self. You certainly know your own
business, but I am inclined to think tarr will be in demand in the
spring. Upon the whole I am inclined to think I can hire vessells
as reasonable as any man & I should be glad to serve you herin
but I am sure no man can let the sloop at the price you mention.
Have nothing further to add but my hearty service to all friends
& am with due respect & offers of further service to you

{Sir}
yr. hum. se't.

PS: Since my finishing the inclosed invoice I bou't the
tea mentioned herin w'ch unexpectedly started 5[?] {per} [?]
I likewise bought you 2 canisters for [?]/. so {the}
ballance is 2/10. {The} [prices?] of {the} [commoditys?] govern
much as I wrote you last

{per} Freeman & Jones