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of per first Opportunity.____I should with others in Trade here
be glad that the heavy Duties laid herson, might be Speedily
removed, otherways the bad Effects must soon be left in our
Mother Country, as well as among ourselves to be sure our
People will be forced to make those Articles themselves,
which they have had bro't from Great Britain; which will
naturally make the Importation very small, Have
nothing further to add at present, but am
Gentl'n
Copy per Cap't Sherrad Y'r Very Humbl. Serv't
Blake

Bristol [large bracket over next 3 lines]
Con = Heiginton-----16-----.
Robert Powers--------15----.
Peter Weston----------14.17.9.
[pound] 45.17.9

Dartmouth [bracket over next 2 lines]
W'm Shippard ------------17.6.4.
Cap't John Gale-------------5.

Exon Jam Y. Summers 14.12.4.
Topsham Cap't W'm Busly----19.6.7.

Tingmouth. [brackets over next 2 lines]
John Norcott--------------12.3----.
Cap't Sam[?] Escoth------8.13.4.
[pound] 122.19.4. Ster'g

Mrs Lane & Booth Boston May 6th 1765
Gentl'n
This acknowledges the receipt of
your last per Cap't Match, wherein you have inclosed my acc't Curr't
to April 30th 1764, balance in your fav'r [pound]379.15.10 which upon ex
aminationn find right + have noted in conformity
the Goods you wrote me you would ship per first Spring Vessell,
are not as yet arrived tho am daily expecting them, + at the
same Time expect to hear the Bill I remitted [pound]50 on