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Norwich Decr. 6th 1779 Dear Sir I Recd your favour by Mr Hough of the 25th. Ultimo as Also the four Pay Table Orders —will sell them or get them paid if I Can but have luck in getting money of the Collectors—there is now 6000 Doller due on the former orders—I will do what I can to get the Hatts you Mention but fear I shall be able to Procure them all soon Especially the Beavers—I have agreed for Several Parcels of Hatts & been Disappointed of for them as I was Destitute of money —I have agreed now for a Parcel without any Price settled but if I cant. pay for them when they ar finished or will not Promise the money soon, I Expect to Loose—the Times are such that very few Peoples Promises are worth any thing unless it is for their Interest to fullfill them & that damaged Care? in Crediting the Publick if I have a Suffiency of damaged Coud do much Better hope youd soon be Able to Supply me woud you have me hire some if I Can till that Comes I here send by John Hale One hogshead of Felt Hatts N—H—No. 4 Contg 300 Hatts — Also Two unclear: H.d & one Ture? of Cloathing from the Town of Norwich as p Invo. Inclosd which wish? safe to hand—the Teamster is to have a Customary Price strikethrough: shillings p mile p Ton which youll please to pay him on Delivery I Expect to have another Hd of Hatts Ready Next week if any Chance to Send them — am De Sir your Hble. A Huntington NB Mr Hale Brot a Load from Mr John Wills of Glasenbury — he damaged: expect(s? ed?) to hav the Same Price for this Load that he has of him Chauncy Whittelsey N—1 Hd—No. 1. Contg 320 shirts
Do— 2 180 Linnen overhalls
21 shirts
37 unclear
unclear 3 20 Do
81 p shoes
125 pr stockings
PS. if you coud get order in the Loan office I Believe you Coud get mony I shall soon Pay in a unclear for United States Lottry Tickets which will be the unclear of Others as well as the mony put in on Loan