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Mr. William Dawkins

Rappahanock Aug 30 1732

Sir,

A few days agoe we writ you a long letter touching upon what we thought most material in relation to our dead fathers concerns in your hands we have little now to add but to tell you that as executors we are changable with the payment of many legacies and therefore think it necessary to desire you to transmit to us your account current with our fathers and accounts of sales of what tobo. you have sold since your last as soon as you conveniently can that we may think of proper methods to comply with the legacies' demands. Altho' we doubt not there is sufficient for their discharge.

This incloses to you invoices's for the supply of the familys [families] as usual which we begg [beg] your care in having bought and shipt [shipped]. We are

Gentlemen

Your Most Humble Servants

John Carter

Charles Carter

Landon Carter

By dove
Copy by Barnes

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Mr. James Bardley

Rappahanock 27 Aug 1732

Sir

As executors to our deceased father your letter of the 14 March last now comes under our perusal it being the last you writ. In it you acknowledge the receipt of the last thirty hhd. p Barnes you say much of the [coroness?] of the market and assign it in a great measure to the evil practices of many pedlers in the trade. We readily agree with you in this & believe could they be redressed we might comfort ourselves with the experience of better times but so small are