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Boston Jully 1st: 1743
Dear Sir
     I wrote you the 6th of May by Cap. Bonner & then troubled you with 2 Bills one on Mess'r Tryons for [[British Pound]] 30 the other on Mesr: Walter Hayler & Sons for [[British Pound]] 11 -- the 2d Lott of which Bills are now inclosed as also a Bill of Lading for eight Guineas & twenty five oz & a half of silver plate. I have for a long time intended to find for ye pictures &c which my Nephew left with you, but delayed on act. of the war which as there is no apearance of being over think it now best to have them over here again, for as you long ago wrote me you had sold none of them, nor thought it likely you should. I am in hopes I shal make something of them here so desires you wil order them to be carefully packed up in a god case & sent by the first opportunity for this Post & insure on the Vista Cargo for [[British Pound]] 15. I must further trouble you to buy me 3 doz 3/4 Cloaths strained, & two whole Length Cloaths which pray order to be good & carefully rolled up & put in a Case. Fann Paper ten Reams this is an article which we shal probably want considerable of so would desire you to write ye mans name you buy it of & where he lives that we may send to him directly without troubling you again, there are many women that paints Fanns for the country use and as they buy the [[Colloring?]] of us the paper has of late come naturaly in to be an article in the shop let it be of the sort comonly used for cheap Fanns & should be glad ye man would send a sheet or 2 of the different sorts of paper with ye prices. Lake of the comon midling lot about two Guineas and of good Lake about two Guineas more. Prussian Blew 50 [[lb]] @ 2 shillings per pound Do 6 [[lb]] @ 20 shill. or a Guinea per pound. Do 6 [[lb]] @ 18 shill. per pound. This may be had cheaper of ye maker Mr. Mitchell at Hoxton who you may