My dear Brother!
Inclosed you have Accts Sales for yr 6 hhds Tobo recd P the Friendship Roman nt procds £47.1.2 to yr credt, also Sales for 8 hhds of Colo Geo. Lees Estate nt prods £56.4.4 to credt of sd: Este & sales for 4 hhds of our late Brs nt procds £32.17. to his credt These Sales are good ー indeed few of the Shippers in Roman can complain, as his Cargoe averages £7 P hhd, which I fancy hardly any will do from Poto[mac] or Rap[hannoc]k last year. You have credt for £104 for the Money you paid Roman. Your Boys are well, their last half years Accts I expect every day when shall forward yr Acct Currt ー We hear the Scotch are buyg up all the Tobo in the Country, surely no one will trust them without the hard money at this time. Bills are not, at least shd not in common prudence be taken in times like these; you surely understand me & will improve on the hint. The price of Tobo has lately risen here very much, yet from the Scotch Manoeuvres in Virga I am somewhat apprehensive my two large ships sent out, will come badly off unless you, or Br Loudoun, the Squire & other Friends exert themselves very strenuously which I trust you will do, as least to prevent them from comg home dead freighted. I am all in the Dark for no one has mentioned yet, even where the Adventure is to lye, as to the Prospect God knows, what will be done with her. Last week our Br A[rthur] was called to the Bar & will no doubt write abt the Vacancy in Council. Mrs Lee & her little Patriot Wm Ludwell are well. ー As to Politics the papers &c you will inform you, I think it impossible, now that the American dispute can be settled without Blows & I hope you are prepared unitedly to support yr Liberties to the utmost extremity God bless you all Farewellー
