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Sir Boston March 1st 1781

Your favor of 14th Ult. came to (ie.,[uncertain]) by Post Last Evening— I have sold the Bill of Exchange at fifty three for one after much Difficulty had I been able to have kept it to this time, it would have sold for much more — Supposing from your letter of (ie.,[Maybe a Date?]) that you wanted all your Rums Salt Forwarded I have been pushing it with all (ie.,[requisition]) have only now about fifteen Goods Remaining on board, which will go on in a Day or Two — But I am much Disappointed in not Receiving a Remittance by this Opportunity as you wrote me in yours of (eg.,[Date?])that you expected in a few Days to be able to Remitt me. Three or four hundred (eg.,proceed), New Continental on the strength of this (ie.,[unknown]) no Doubt that I Should soon be