Hon Sr

Inclosd youll please to Receive Mr White Second of Exchange, First I hope is long since Reced  I have taken your Advice Relative to Mr Rapelya Purchas of Indiceo, A Quantity was offer him a 25/ wch he was Checkening, Tho it was first Offerd me & when I found he was so eager after Immediately Purchasd wch is about 8001b Wt, I could not git it on Board [Hurst] as she was cleard out Shall Ship it on Board a Sloop that will sail in 10 days Capt Godfrey Master at wch time a Philadelphia Vessel will sail when I shall order you to make Insurance, By wch means it gives me a chanze to save the Insurance

In the mean time look out for a Purshaur  I Judg it wil sell from 9 to 10 York [currency], Tho dispose of it to the best advantage & as soon as Possable as you are in Advance for me, I will allow you Intrist, If you can point out any way that I may save myself I Shall Remit you the £700 York wth its Intrist of 5 pct the young Chancllr Decreed against me, Tho not assurd no Bills Shall pass me ー Please to pay Major Bayard for Mr Lysles Horses, Send me your Accot Currant ー I have sold Rose for £360, £30 of wch is paid me & the Remainder I have taken Thos Elliott & Jacob Velks Bond wth 8 pc Intrist from the date until time wch is wil be 9 Months. The most Impudent Bitch I ever meet wth  This Bond is Undoubtly good  Despaird to her Purchaser that if they would not send hir Back to New York she would distroy hir Self Otherways I could have got more money for hir

Thank Major Bayard for his Horse  I can git £400 Currancy for him when Poly leaves this  the Price of the Horse & Chier is £100 Stg wch I am sure I can git, Rapelyas Horse are not liked Consequently the Expences attending them will run a way wth the Profits should there be any ー There is a Brig coming up from Salem, I Judg hir to be Messs Bethune & Prince Brigt of Boston to my Address As they wrote me Lately on that head  Mr Kelly is wth us and Intends leaving this in a few days by land, If my Plan Succeeds wth Hamilton I shall make a great Voyage I am as much Coarted for the Preferanc of his Homeward Cargo, As Lord North is for Pentions  Rice Still at 50/ & if this Sloop will take it in low I shall ship 100 Cask wch be Pleasd to mention to those most likely to purchase for it gives me more Concern to find by Major Bayard Letter you Refused payin for a long time for the Horse, This Mr Marston must know Consequently many other Merchants, And of coarse it must be bad with him  Dr Sir Rest Assurd you shall be paid in a few Week days did I know how, And I Assure you Dr Sir I shall be Careful how I owe you Mony again, For what you have done I sincerely thank you for tho I am Apprehensive you have Blasted my Reputation as a Merchant wth those of New York, had you Refusd £1500 instead of £50 Some thought might be given, For an Excuse, to give to the Major I am at a Loss wh is the Reason of my Silence.

We are all well & am Dr Sir [&c.]

To David Van Horne Esqr  New York