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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 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