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Salem 1 Feby. 1781
 
Sir
Sir
Your esteemd favour of 27th ulto. came safe to hand. Inclosing the first of two Setts Bills Exchange upon Treasure at Paris for Eight thousand five hundred & Fifty Livres, the Small Balance is so Trifeling, that I beg you will not Trouble yourself to send [[strikethrough: (unclear) Consider your note as paid]]. I have Inclosed the Bills upon the note & consider it fully Paid, & will send it At the first opportunity, you will Please to Receive of Mrs. Clay the Money for the three Hhd. Rum which she sold us. I feal myself under particular obligatn. for your attention in sending me the Bills. I should be happy in keeping up a Correspondence with you & if I can be of any Service in Transacting Business here for you it will aford me Pleasure, our Friend [[unclear]] Clay has safe arivd. once more in the W. Indies I make no doubt he will make a good hand of it this winter, below you have price Curt. of W. Indies goods perhaps it may be of Some Advantage
I Am
Sir with Respect
yr. Most Obt. Sert.
Wm. Gray Jr


            your (ie.,[[uncertain]]) of (ie.,[[abbreviation unknown]]) came safe to
[[unclear]]
hand. Inclosing the find of two (ie.,[[uncertain]]) Bills Prechange
W.I. Rum    £20 [[Cent.?]]
upon (eg.,[[Treasurer]]) at (ie.,[[uncertain]]) for Eight thousand five hundred
N.[[?]] do      13.10
& Fifty (ie.,[[uncertain]])), the Small Balance is so Trifeling,
Sugar —    £180 [[pd.?]]
I beg you will not Trouble yourself to (eg.,[[end]])
Coffee —      48/. [[pd.?]]
(eg.,[[ Consider your note as paid, was crossed out]]), I have Inclosed the Bills
Cotton —    132/. [[pr?]]
upon the note of (ie.,[[uncertain]]) if fully Paid & will send it
At the first opportunity, you will Please to Receive
of Mr. Clay the Money for the shore (ie.,[[uncertain]]) (ie.,[[uncertain]]) which
(ie.,[[uncertain]]) I feal myself under particular obligation
for your attention in sending me the Bills (ie.,[[uncertain]])
be happy in keeping up a Correspondence with you
& if I can be of any Service in Transacting Briefing
here for you it will aford me Pleasure, our Friend
(eg.,[[C.wh.]]) Clay has safe and once more in the W. Indies
I make no doubt he will make a good hand of it
this winter, below you have Some (ie.,[[ uncertain]]) of W. India
goods perhaps it may be of Some Advantage
                                                  I Am
                                                  Sir with Respect
                                                  yr. Most Ob. friend
                                                  (ie.,[[Name Uncertain]])
 
Salt (Uncertain of Rest)
 
W.I. Rum 20 Pound - (ie.,[[uncertain]])
 
(ie.,[[uncertain]]) - 13.10 —
 
Sugar — 100 Pound (abbreviation unknown)
 
Coffee — 4 (abbreviation unknown)
 
Cotton — 13 (abbreviation unknown)


Mr. Chauncey Whittlesley
Mr. Chauncey Whittlesley

Latest revision as of 23:46, 26 May 2020

Salem 1 Feby. 1781 Sir Your esteemd favour of 27th ulto. came safe to hand. Inclosing the first of two Setts Bills Exchange upon Treasure at Paris for Eight thousand five hundred & Fifty Livres, the Small Balance is so Trifeling, that I beg you will not Trouble yourself to send strikethrough: (unclear) Consider your note as paid. I have Inclosed the Bills upon the note & consider it fully Paid, & will send it At the first opportunity, you will Please to Receive of Mrs. Clay the Money for the three Hhd. Rum which she sold us. I feal myself under particular obligatn. for your attention in sending me the Bills. I should be happy in keeping up a Correspondence with you & if I can be of any Service in Transacting Business here for you it will aford me Pleasure, our Friend unclear Clay has safe arivd. once more in the W. Indies I make no doubt he will make a good hand of it this winter, below you have price Curt. of W. Indies goods perhaps it may be of Some Advantage I Am Sir with Respect yr. Most Obt. Sert. Wm. Gray Jr

unclear W.I. Rum £20 Cent.? N.? do 13.10 Sugar — £180 pd.? Coffee — 48/. pd.? Cotton — 132/. pr?

Mr. Chauncey Whittlesley

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