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Petersburg 12 mo: 13th 1769 Esteemed Friend Robert Brooks is now here and is willing to take Rockets Negroe Boy at £40 -- and will pay a Hhd: Tobo. down and the ball: next crop if thou has not sold him please to send him by the first opportunity To the care of John Speed and request him to send R. Brooks word of his being there or send the boy to him, I had rather he had the boy then any other person as he will be with his relations, I shall satisfy thee for thy trouble and expense I am thy sincere friend Edwd Stabler
Petersburg 3.d March 1770 Dear Dickey I recd yours yesterday and shall always be glad to hear from a friend and you may depend Dickey that I shall always be glad to save you as far as lyes in my power, our place at present is very dull and Markets very uncertain, the Merchr. does vouch safe to give 25/ for Tobco. in [?] but as for the [?] price its quite uncertain 20/ 20/6 to 21/ is common, our friends are all well in Petersbg they keep up the old trade which is a red dye and tought skin and some with fire in their breeches
Incosed you have Mr. Neill Buchanan Recept for seven hhds Tobco. I'd like to forgot to let you know that my old sweet heart Miss Worsham is a going to be married to a D-md old fellow of forty years old which i really think hard fo best to no purpose. Give my complyments to Mr. Johnston and you be much obliged [?] who are [?] most sincere friend and very humb servt Wm. Dabneye
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Mr. Richd Bennehan Mercht N. Carolina on Little River
pr Mr. [Doak?]
Dr Sr Last month I was at yr Brothers in Company with yr Mother she Desires to be remembered to you & very desirious to see you but I informed her that yr business would not admit of yr traveling so great a distance at that season of the year. She is in good Health as is all yr relations Except yr sister which in a bad State of Health they would all be very much rejoyced to have a Letter from y Especially yr good Mother. [Dominick?] & Nancy has made out after a long tryal a Statly Boy & Named him after you & is most as Large or at Least is as fine a child as Ever I saw their Neighbour the widow Glascocke is Dead and old Mdm Griffin the Ghust Damaged their Tobo. greatly over their as well as in our parts but Corne is very plenty among them & God Send it was so in our parts instead of that it is very Scarce I was informed yesterday y was Living in Corbintown but I understood by Jas Rigsby who I sent a message to you by Last fall y was not there As for News in our Government there is not any worth Mentioning people Continues in their old station poor & proud for it Generally takes two Slates to Discharge one Mans Debts I have just Bin at Wmsburg & thank God has at Last got a final Discharge but I have Never Recd one farthing from Wager Nor Singleton I have Nothing Strange to offer I am with Due Respect Yr Esteem well wisher
And most Obedient Hbl Sevt Hugh Williams
18th of February 1770
To Mr Richard Bennehan in Orange County North carolina
pr [?] W Broughtan