Mr Pain Sr

Thos Green Esqr & my Self owners of a Sloop Called the Retalliation of 90 Tons which has Lately bin aCruse apriveteering with 12 Carrage Guns Under the Command of Capt [Isaac] Jones the Barer hereof & in her Cruse Fell in Company with Capt [William] Dennis in the Priveteer Sloop America of 45 Tons & 38 Men, & being to Windward of the West India Islands and as they Supposed in a Good place to Lay for Merchant Vessils bound from England to the West Endies, they agreed to Lay buy & Wate in Company with Each other for Vessills to Come Down Near them, Accordingly in a Day or Two a Brigg appeard _in Sight they both gave Chace together & after 5 or 6 Hours the America Capt Dennis Came up with Sd Brigg Capt Jones allso being then in full Chace within 3 miles Distance the Brigg Struck which Turnd out to be the Countes of Eglington Capt Reede [Robert Reid] from Glascow bound to Antego, with a Cargo of £4585 Sterlg in Dry Goods &c which Brigg was Sent to Bedford in Your Province under a Prize Master & 8 Men of Capt Jones & a Prize Master & 4 Men from Capt Dennis, we Claim a propotion of Sd prize in propotion to the Strength of the Privateers but to our Grait Supprize at a Tryal at Plimouth before Judg Cushings Court the Jury Gave the whole to Capt Dennis's Privateer we Appeald to the Superior Court to be held at Barnstable in May next, our Attorneys ware Mr Cole from here & Mr Cleringer of Bridgwater their Counsell was Mr. Daney & Mr Lovel, and as we are Determined to prossicute this Matter till we have Justice Done if passable therefore Desire Your Assistence as a Gentleman of the Law & in Due time we will Give You a Handsome Fee, Capt Jones will give You a More perticul[a]r Acct of all Circumstancis Relative to any evidences Capt Jones shall Want to take that are within your State you will give him such Directions and advices as you think most Consistent with the tenor of the Cause & if any Evidences should be taken near where you reside, if you will be at the Interrogations and then propose such Questions as shall be pertinent to the Justice of our Capture &c or any advices that shall be given to Mr Jones we shall be Obligated to you for the same — If you can Undertake for us be pleased to acquaint us of the same as soon as you Conveniently Can Which will Oblidge Your [&c.]