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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 & 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