(seq. 42)

Boston 25th Jan'y. 1745

Messrs. Sitwell, Noyes & Comp'y

Gentl'n

This acknowledges with respect
the receipt of your favours {per} Capt. Nevin {the} 18th instants, as also
invoice & bill lading for sundry goods to the amount of [pound symbol] 230
sterling. Have not as yet received them but doubt not they will
prove to content. Oserve what you write me with respect to your
friends making due payments in these difficult times. Is an unavoidable
difficulty, but hope with respect to myself I shall always be able to
make you seasonable remittances. To be sure it shall be my endeavour
so to do. I am sure I have met with more difficulty in receiving
the effects of what I have remitted than in making agreable returns.
However am heartily oblidged to you that you have so consid=
=ered the difficulty disappointment that would acrue to me in not
receiving the goods, that you shipt me the goods wrote for upon
the recommendation of my worthy freind. Tho I suppose you are
sensible that I have or shall have [pound symbol] 100 sterling at least more
in your hands ^more than you have shipt me, on my accompt in as much
as one third part of the Schooner Dolphin & cargo belongs to me
& have ordered to you together with Mr. Hubbard. But it had been
otherwise I have a vessell now ready to sail for the West Indies w'ch
together with the [?] proceeds of her cargo I purpose to remitt
to your house. Am sorry Capt. Wait is taken but am glad to find
you have made the insurance we wrote for. You may observe
in a letter of mine if you have received it with severall copys
{per} Darling, Nicholson, Russell & [co?] dated {the} 24th July, that I wrote
you for sundry goods in addition to those you have sent me
which in case you should not receive, shall be oblidged to you
to send me the inclosed invoice of goods. & you need not doubt
my making you the most seasonable remittances possible what
ever you shall ship me above what you shall have of mine in
your hands. Would begg the favour of you to insure what you
ship me, w'ch concludes me with ^^{{the} greatest} respect

Gentl.
{your} Very hum. serv't.

{per} Capts. Davis, Sherburn, Stone, Oliver

Boston 25th Jan'y. 1745

Messrs. Sedgwick, Kel[b?]y & Comp'y

Gentl'n
This waits on you & acknowledges
the receipt of your favour {per} Capt. Nivin {the} 18th ins. & note the cont.
Observe what you write me with respect to the garli[c?] I wrote for
& am really glad you have not shipt them, seeing I am disappoin
=ted of a bill of exchange I expected, & being very uneasy to be
in debt any where especially at home. I desired you in my
last to send me my acco. currtt. that I might have known ex=
=actly what was coming to you. I am sensible am in your
debt at present, but will endeavour as speedy as I can to remitt
you. There was a draw back if you remember of [pound symbol] 7.7 sterling
on {the} invo. you shipt me {per} Capt. Jeffers in case he came out with
convoy, w'ch hope you have received. If so be you have not ship'd
what silk I wrote you for would be oblidged to you to omitt it hav'g
bought one here that will do. Have nothing further to add at present
but am respectfully

Gentl'n
{your} Very hum. serv't.