Esteem'd Friends

The foregoing is duplicate of my Last Respects, p Post,
² since which I remain without any of your esteem'd Favours, this I hope will be handed you in Safety, by our Friend Capt Wyer p whom I intended to have made you a considerable Remittance, but having good Advice, of the Prospect of Trade's being open'd, I have speculated in the Purchase of a small Brig, & am contracting for a Valuable Cargoe for her, in Expectation of that Matters soon taken Place, which is not even tho't of in this Town, ー this Manuvere, will absorb a considerable Quantity of Cash, & as [Eleazer] Johnsons Arrival with you is yet uncertain, & his Rout should he arrive equally so, I shall only send you enclos'd five Hundred & Ten Dollars, wch hope will arrive Safe, & whatever may be wanting to compleat her Cargoe, must beg your Patience for, for a few Weeks to come, when you may depend on having the Balke ー I am not without Hopes, that Wyer will take on Board for me, 20 Hhds Molasses, if not I fear, I shall not be able to obtain freight for any more, in wch Case the Quantety of Molasses, you will have left on Hand, & the Price, no doubt will rise to above 2/, which will I hope nearly pay for the Brigs Cargoe should she proceed to Europe; but if not you may depend on the Balke when you have Occasion for it; tho should the Brig proceed forward, I should be glad of a Ton of Nails Rods, one of Iron 6 Blls Flour, 6 of Pork, in every Vessell that will take it on Board I shall enclose a small Mem[orandu]m for my Sally, which should be glad might be complied with, & as I intend writing you again p Post & Wyer hurrying me, I shall only say that I am Yet Your Friend

Mem[o] to be sent by 2 Oppy

1 dozn Bottled Mustard

1 dozn silk [Lougee] Romall Handkerchiefs if to be had, if not the next best sortー

24 lb Starch, & 6 Blls Crackersー