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The Capital and the Bay: Narratives of Washington and the Chesapeake Bay Region, ca. 1600-1925
The Calvert papers, Vol INo. 17. PART OF A LETTER-BOOK OF GOVERNOR CHARLES CALVERT.
that yo gett l??? from him and my Cosen Copley as often as you can that I & my wife may haue the comfort of hearing from them by the first Shipps next yeare, as to the moneys you mention my Cosen Copley had, I allow of it; The Allowance, as you signifie, is somewhat high, and may be wonder'd at, but in that I cannot as yett help my selfe, & Provided my Child do well I shall think the lesse of it; you did well to charge Cis to write to you often and pray putt him in mind of his promisse in that particular. You signifie that doctor Walgraue and severall other familys are gon for france & Islanders, and that if my Children want any Phisick Mr Nelson hast assured you he will procure an able Phisitian for them; for wch I thank you and for the good news of my Childrens health at Chelsy, & son Benedict at Hammersmith & that he is (as you write) as lusty and braue a Child as any in Middlesex.
I wish my wife had acquainted you afore she left England what necessaryes she had provided for my Children at Chelsy & Hammersmith, that there might not haue been such a noise of Complaints as you write there hath been in that particular;
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but I hope yr care wth my order to Brother Nick Lowe will be sufficient for the future, and that all partys will haue no more cause to apprehend a want for any thing necessary for my Children: and besides my order wch I sent you some time since for my Brother Lowe to supply, I also sent Bills of Exc. to Mr Barnaby Dunck & desired his eye over my Children to see if all things were complyed with by Nick Lowe: herewith I send you an acct of what Bills of Exc. and other moneys I orderd into my Brother Lowes hands, there to lye for supplying all occationes in relation to my Children and my other Concernes; so that I suppose I did all that was needfull. Just now comes the Mate of one Capt Canham, and brings me l??? from severall persons; with the mate came one Mr Jesfrie Fleetwood who likewise has deliver'd me severall l??? from yr selfe my Cosen Mary darnall and other persons; the dates of yrs that came by the mate & Fleetwood are as followeth, 4th of Jany 6th of Feb. 7th 11th 17. & 30th of March, being six in all, by these l??? I am sufficiently made sensible how kind and carefull you haue been of my Children & Concernes and do assure you it is a great satisfaction to me and my wife to vndrstand by all l??? from you and our other freinds that our Children were well and such care taken of them as doth sufficiently satisfie vs & tht they will not want any thing requisit for them to haue.
I will now giue some short answer to these last I??? I recd from you, the Comandr of the York Mercht Capt Christophr Evelin being ready for sailing, I received the l??? and other things you sent by Roddy, Partis, & Groome wch you make mentione in yrs of the 4th of Janur I haue received Mr Blackthwates l??? wch you mention in yrs of the 6th of Febr and am glad Mr Wyse was well and that severall persons besides D. Arthur was out vpon Baile--Yr l?? of the 7th of March
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maketh mention that Arthur had recd Covell's Bill, as for my note due to Bar. dunck I haue orderd him paymt out of the Bill of Exca for the Charles Walter dunch Comandr it is good newes to me that yo appear'd vpon the Exchange, and I hope God will protect you and all that are innocent from the malice of wicked persons, my wife and I am very very well satisfied that my Cosen darnall will trouble her selfe in seeing necessarys bought for my Children, and assist you in that affaire, you did well to pay yr respects to Sr Clement Armiger, As for the Buttler's Annuity it must be pd out of the Yorkeshyre estate, for though I orderd my Sister flue hundred pounds out of that Estate, yet with this reserue that those should be allowed out of it likewise, and so much you must acquaint Mr Alliband and my vncle Weld. As to your concerne and that of Mrs Rawlins I will drawne on Mr Barnaby dunch for you both; and am resolved to giue Order to my new Attorneys to lett my howse, for since persons of the Romish perswasion are not to be permitted to be in Londn it will not be convenient for me to keepe that howse any longer. My Brother Henry Lowe hath not write though you mention that he was in Towne. by yr l?? of the 11th of March I vndrstand that there has been greate trouble about a Gowne for my wifes daughter Jenny; and that you were Blam'd by some of my wifes Relatives, but I shall take care to cleere you in that or any thing else they may take vnkindly from you. My wife and I think as you do about the weaning of our son Benedict Leo. and that till he haue some teeth it will not be safe, but if the nurse should proue with Child, then our son ought to be wean'd out of hand, and I find you haue taken care it shall be don in such case, wch was well thought of and I thank you kindly for the charge you gaue the nurse therein. You signifie that my Irish rent has not been paid but I hope care will be
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taken by my Attorneys in it when it may be convenient to sue Morris & Cleyborn for it. As to Jno the Coachman he must be dismist & ought to haue been vpon his quitting my son's services, order shall be given to my Brother Low to pay him of his wages. I am glad to vndrstand that Mrs Bayard her sister Dell Joynes & her husband haue been carefull of all matters comitted to theire charge wch I will take care to requite them for, wch yr l?? of the 11th of March I reced a copy of an acct wch you write, my Cosen Copley gaue you; amounting to 80l: 10li: 05D as you made it, my Brother Nick low I hope hast satisfied it according to my order to him In your lre of the 17th of March I find that my wiles Brothers had caused 10l or 12l pounds to be layd out in cloths for the Children without acquainting any of my Attorneys but I suppose for the future there will be a better vnderstanding amongst those I haue imployed to assist you in the care of my Children both I and my wife supposeing there was no such greate cause of complaint as was pretended.
I will in my Ires to my Brother Nick Lowe excuse your not letting of him know where my son Cis was lodged; As to the barrell of Tob: you mentioned brought by Groome I freely bestow it on you to make what you can of it. I am somewhat troubled to understand that my Cosen Smithson had pd but one hundred pounds to my Sister out of my Yorkshire rentt and that as he writt word there would be so much money layd out in building a mannor howse art Danby & in repaireing some other Tenants howses there which will be lost to me if I should be cast by Sr Wm Blackston Your last l?? being the 30th of March giues me the welcome news of my Childrens healths and particularly of little Cis and was glad to see the l?? he writt to you the l?? being not dated, but as you conceiue was to haue borne date the 25th of March, I am
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uery glad to vnderstand that Mr Wyse is well and that you hope he will continue so and that he has receiued moneys for the Tob: I left in his hands I am glad you acquainted Mr Wyse of the part I hold in the Cecelius and by that meanes caused a stop to be made of any paymt for fraight which you signifie was demanded of Mr Wyse. As to the Ladies concerne I will take care it shall be made good to her. You signifie that my l??? by the Lowe were not come to your hands which I wonder much att, for by Capt Oswould Wheately I sent a packett vnder couer to Mr Daniell Arthur, which I desired the master to deliuer to Mr George Cornish, who I vnderstood was to meete him att the Isle of Wight, but if Mr Cornish came not there I then suppose the master might deliuer my packett of l??? to a passenger that went in his ship, who had beene boatswaine of the Charles, when I came ouer, and if that person had them I hope he would be carefull to deliuer them. I am glad my vncle Wild came of well before the Lords, but am sorry he is not one of the new parliamt I vnderstand Collr Spencer is Secretary of Virga and about four or fiue dayes since did congratulate him the new honour he had thereby receiud from his Matie this being all att prsent I haue leisure to write only to assure you that by all opportunities you shall heare from me, and the same I desire from you, and that you will likewise mind my Attorneys (viz) Mr Nicholas Lowe Mr Thomas Gilbert and Mr Barnaby Dunck to write by euery shipp and that you giue them notice when any shipp shall be ready to sayle and so I rest
p Capt. Evelin.
9th July 1679.
Your uery loueing friend
C B.
Bills of Exac on Barnaby Dunck payable to Richd Burk or ordr for forty pounds sterling, being for his wages & Annuity--
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Maryland 10th Jully 1679.
Cosen Darnall
I haue now to giue you thanks for your seuerall letters of these following dates viz 2d January 6th feb. & 16th ditto 3d march 7th & 26th ditto by these letters you haue taken a great deale of trouble and paines in letting me know in what Condition my Children were in vnderstanding from others as well as from your letters your great kindnesse towards them for which my wife and I returne you hearty thanks begging the Continuance of your Care and kindnesse towards them and that you'l please to write by all oportunities to vs as you haue donn I was very sorry to vnderstand of my Cosen your husbands Indisposition as Likewise for the great trouble he finds at present there I shall heerwith send him a supply of moneys as alsoe a small tocken of my kindnesse to your selfe which Ile desire you will accept of from
Your affect Kinsman
C. B.
Deere Coosen
To Mrs Mary Darnall
at the Lady Summersetts
house neare berne Stile
In London
p Captn Eueling
10th July 1679
Bills of Exca on Mr Barnaby Dunck to pay vnto Mr Phillip darnall the sume of twenty pounds sterling, and to take receipt for the sd sume; first & second.
10th July 1679.
Bills on ditto payable to Mrs Mary Darnall for Tenn pounds sterl first & second Bill, one p Evelin, other p Sheppard.
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Maryland Jully 10th 1679
Deere Sister
I have received yours by Mr fleetwood and for your sake I shall shew him what kindnesse lies in my power I writt to you by Captn Oswold Wheatley but doe not vnderstand you haue received that letter therin I gaue you an accompt of our ariuall and well being I was once resolued to haue seene you this summer but the death of Mr Notley hath Caused such an alteration in affaires with me that I Canot possibly quitt the prouince this shipping which is noe small trouble to me this with my humble seruice to aunt Summersett is all I will trouble you with and therfore Conclude as I am
Your most affect Bro.
C. B.
Deere Sister
To Madam Elizabeth Caluert
In London
p Captn Eveling
Maryland Jully 10th 1679.
Mr Allibond
I haue received yours of the 10th feb. by Mr fleetwood and was glad to vnderstand by him that you and your wife were well and at your house in London I had not received any from you vntill this by mr fleetwood you may be asshured I shall show the Gentleman what kindness I Can and wherin Else I Can serue you
You shall find me--
Your most aff. freind
C. B.
To Mr Richard Allibond
In London.
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Maryland Jully 10th 1679.
Good Brother
I will now acknowledge the receipt as alsoe giue you thanks for those letters I haue reced from you the last to which I haue not as yet giuen you an answere are of the dates following 22th feb. 25th March the first of these you mention to haue sent me seuerall letters but I haue recevd but one more besides these I haue already mentioned; I am glad to vnderstand you are soe well discharged from your old acquaintance and knaue Bellamy your other letter of the 25th of March mentiones that you had writt at large to me by the same Conueyance that it Came by, but I haue not receined any such letter as yet you acknowledge the recept of mine of the 15th feb. by a Lime Vessell and giue me to vnderstand that you had suplied my Children with some necessaries afore that request of mine came to your hands for wch both I and my wife most kindly thanke you and alsoe for what you wrote Concerning Mr Arthur hauing some time since sent directions for the drawing out what moneys I had in his hands As to your Concerne in your Brother Vins hands I haue donn what I durst doe betwixt two brothers and at last haue procured for you twenty six hoxeds of tobacco as by the Inclosed accompt you will perceiue but I was Contented to be disappointed my selfe rather then you should be any longer without some returns from him and of this you will be satisfied by the Inclosed letter which I received from him with the noties for the twenty six hoxeds; more I will Endeuor to procure for you the next shiping for you may be assured I will be your faithfull solicitor herein, now Brother as to the Effects I haue already Consigned vnto you being as followeth, first with my letter of the 5th March I sent you bills of Exa amounting to the summ of 281l. 3s. 0d. further in
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my letter to you of the 25th Aprill I sent you two bills of Exa of Boddys & Ellys for the summ of 166l 3s 4d all which I hope will come safe to your hands, I alsoe sent you an order for Mr Wise and Lombard to pay you the produce of the tobacos left in theire hands, and alsoe the Interest of what Cash I left with them being 2000ls for which there was 5l p Cent to be paid me, I shall renew those orders and send them againe with this hauing lately vnderstood that the said Wise & Lombard haue sold the tobaccos to Mr William Drope. I Likewise am aduised that John the Coachman who waited on my son was sometime since dismissed from my sons seruice and that notwithstanding his wages ran on still, therefore vpon your recept heerof I desire and alsoe order you to pay him of his said wages which by agreement was 6l for the whole yeare, heerin pray faile not. I haue thought fitt and presumd to Constitute you my Cosen Thomas Gilbert Mr Barnaby Dunck and my seruant Richard Burk my attorneys to act for me in Case of any law of suites or other businesse wch may happen before I see you, by vertue of which letter of Atturney I must desire you with any two or three of my atturneys to see my house lett that I haue in Southhampton building for as much as you can gett and when any Tenant presents to take Care that an accompt be had of all my things and a note of them all be taken by you & Richd Burk, and the goods and things lodged in some place where you Mr Dunck & Ricd Burk shall think fitt, so they be carefully secured, herein Good Brother pray faile not, and in particular to take Speciall care of my Trunck in my dressing Roome in wch are my deeds & writings for all my Estate in Engld Ireland & Else where, this and the Care of my Children and that I may heare often from you is all I will desire and trouble you with at
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this time with my very kind respects to my Sister I remaine
Deere Brother
Your affect fr?nd & Serut
C. B.
To Mr Nicholas Lowe
merchant in Philpot Lane
In London
p Captn Eueling
post script.
Brother
Vpon the remouall of the goods and other things in my house aboue Specified my wife your Sister earnestly entreats you that great Care may be taken of a great trunck wch stands in her Chamber betwixt the bedd and the Chimney there being in it seuerall bottles of Cordiall Waters and Likewise some flent glasses which will all be broke if not with great Care Carried away; it is alsoe requested that as much Care be taken in the remouing my wifes best Chest of drawers and that an Exact accompt be taken of the things in them and lastly that my Scritoire in my dressing roome be Carefully remoued alsoe which is all at this time from
Your Lo: Bro in Law
p Captn Eueling
I send yu herewith a Bill of
Exca for Capt Evelin's dutys drawne
14 July 1679 on Tho. Griffith for the sume of 50l: 16s: 04d
on Bro. N. Lowe in fauour
of Mrs Rawlins for flue pounds sterling
Yours,
C. B.
Maryland Jully 15th 1679
Mrs Byard.
I am informed by my wife of your great Care and kindnesse vnto my Children for which I kindly thanke you I alsoe
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am aduised that you haue layd out in necessaries for my Children to the vallue of four pounds sterling or thereabouts which sume if it be not already allowed and paid you by my Brother Nick Lowe you may demaund it of him and alsoe the sume of fIue pounds sterling which with the five pounds lent you by my wife at Chelsey will be tenn pounds which sume I intend you as a recompence for yor Care and trouble about my Children and soe I rest
Your Loueing freind
C. B.
To Mrs Byard at Chelsy
neere London p Captn Christopher Eueling.
Maryland 15th Jully 1679.
Good Brother
That which I haue written to Mrs Byard in the aboue letter to her I desire you will doe me the fauour to Comply with (viz) in relation to the mony aboue mentioned and Charge what you pay unto her to the accompt of--
Your Lo: Bro: in Law
C: B:
To Mr Nicholas Lowe
mert in Philpot Lane
In London.
Maryland 14th Jully 1679
Dick Burk.
I haue appointed my Bro: Nick Lowe Mr Thomas Gilbert Mr Barnaby Dunck and your selfe to be my atturneys Reuoaking the former power I left wth Copley, Arthur, and Allibond and wheras I haue writ to my Brother Nick Lowe to Joyne with you and Mr Dunck in the setting of my house yet if the times should be any thing more faueorable I would then haue you tell my brother from me that you & he may
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forbeare letting of it vntill my further orders to you and the rest of my atturneys by the first shipp from hence next fall
I rest
C. B.
14th July 1679
Brother Lowe
I did by a former order as now I doe againe by this desire you to pay out moneys to My seruant Richard Burk for the occasions of my Children and alsoe to reimbourse the said Burk all such moneys as he had lay'd downe in necessaries for my Children afore that order of mine came to your hands, or since and that what moneys you pay him for the occasions aboue Specified you take perticular receipts from vnder his hand the which I desire you to keepe for
Your affec Bro: in Law
C. B.
To Mr Nicholas Lowe--
In London.
14th July 1679
Mr Dunck
This goeth by Captn Christopher Eueling and is the last opportunity I shall haue of sending to you vntill the returne of the shipping by Captn Sheppard Comandr of the St George who is yet in Pottomock, I writt you a letter dated the first of June & therein were inclosed seuerall bills of Exa for the sume of 1432ls: 7s: 2d the second bills for which su?es as alsoe a Coppy of that letter I send you heerwith; I Likewise haue heere Enclosed a letter of Atturney to your selfe Bro: Lowe, Mr Thomas Gilbert and Dick Burk for you to act in my behalfe in Case of any Law of suits which may happen about any part of my Estate in England or Ireland or on any other
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occasion whatsoeuer, desireing you as I haue formerly donn to Enquire after my Children and to know of Dick Burk how they are furnished and supplied by my brother Lowe whome I haue desired to supply theire wants, he haueing moneys of mine in his hands to that purpose. There was shiped on the Virga factor Robert Jowles Comandr thirty fiue hhds of tobacco on my accompt, and fifteene vpon Thomas Notleys accompt who is dead and I and Coll Rozier are Executors to his Estate soe that I desire those fifteene as well as the thirty fiue may be sould by you onely I desire that the accompt may be kept seuerally. I haue drawne a bill of Exa on you in fauor of Richard Burk for forty pounds ster. which when tendered pray Comply with being dated the 10th instant a bill drawne on you of the same date for tenn pounds paiable to Mrs Mary Darnall and one other of the like date for twenty pounds paiable to Mr Phillip Darnall all which I desire that you will be pleased to satisfie according to theire seuerall tenours. And now I haue onely this to request that you will be pleased to buy for me the seuerall particulars sett downe in a memorandum heerwith sent you and that by the first and safest opportunity they may be sent to me and that you will be so kind as to write by all opportunities to--
Mine and wives kind respects
to madme Dunck and the same
to your brother
Your Lo: freind
C.B.
14th July 1679
Cosen Gilbert
I hope you will be so kind as to excuse the trouble I hereby p'sume to throw vpon you, and not onely this but likewise that you'll pardon me for nominateing you one of my Attorneys wch I begg you'll please to accept of your Relatione to
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my wife and yr greate kindnesse & Civilitys to me vpon all occationes when I was in England makes me thus bold with you; Assureing you when it shall lye in my way to serue you I will as readily do it as any Relation or freind you haue: I haue herewith sent a l?? to the Ld Anglesey and one to the Lord Tsaueonberge wch I begg you'll favour me to deliver wth your owne hand, and putt theire Lordpps in mind of theire kindnesse they promised to shew me in my Absence and that I would haue returnd this shipping but haueing lost him that was my Lieut Genl here and the greate Apprehensions of mischiefes from Forraine Indians wch the managemt of Affaires in Virginia hath drawne on vs occationes my stay vntill the next returne of shipping; And if any thing relateing to my Province should be moved at the Councell for Forraine Plantationes that you would please to appeare there for me and lett thm know the reason I returne not as I once resolved to haue don: Sr Robt Southwell who is Cheife Secry to the Lords for Plantatione affaires will acquaint you if any thing be moved at that board, to whome give my humble service; and if you can when the other occationes will permitt it present my humble service to the Marquis of dorchester and Lord Craven and desire the continuance of theire Lop??. favour towards me you will herein highly oblige me whome you shall ever find gratefull for what civilitys and favours you think fitt to lay on
deare Cosen Yr Affect freind & servt
C.B.
Coppys of l??? to Mr Barnaby Dunck from the 24th of Novembr 1679 to the of 1680.
This is by a Beddiford vessell, named the beginning one Atkins Mr & being the first bound from these parts, I thought
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it necessary to giue yu notice of my receipt of yours of the 7th August with the enclosed acct of Daniell Arthurs ballance wch yu haue recd Capt Phillipps, Oswold Wheatly, young Edwd Paine and Capt James Strong being arriued here from Londo and now your Bro: Walter is dayly expected by whome I hope to receiue a further acct from yo of the bills of Exa I sent yu by Capt Eueling Comandr of the York Mercht, which were duplicatts and the second Bills to those which went wth Capt Sheppard both wch Shipps I was informed by Strong were iust arriued in the Downes as he sett saile from thence. I and my wife hold our selues much obliged to yu for yor great kindnesse and Care of our Children as also of my concernes in yor hands for wch I will endeavour to make some suitable returne in any thing wherein I can serue yo and yors By the first Londo vessell I will glue yo an answer to yors aboue menconed and hope to be able by Phillipps to consigne a small quantity of my Ridge tob: haueing an ambitione to send some in that lucky Shipp. Mine and my wifes kind respects to Mada Dunck wth the same to yor selfe I rest
Yor Loueing Friend
Vast Cropps of Tob: made in
virga and this Province so that
I do expect it will be a drugg; its sayd that there is made
this last Cropp in Virga as much as has beene in three yeares togeather and in Maryland the greatest Cropp that euer I
heard of.
Decembr30th 1679
Mr Dunck
This goeth by Capt Phillipps who this day came from Arrundell into Patuxent River and only Stayeth for this l??. On Christmas day your Brother Walter came into Patuxent
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wth the Charles and is now going up with her to Severne from whence is expected within three dayes the Lone Oswold Wheately Comandr Yors p yor Bro: Walter I haue recd for which I kindly thank yo and for the trouble yo haue in my Concernes I haue not had any Leisure as yett to pervse any of yor l??? so as to be able to returne that answer which I intend to make by the next opportunity and shall only now desire yo to take notice by this that if my howse in Southampton Buildings be not lett out that it be kept vnlett and my goods to remaine therein haueing changed my resolu??ns touching my Children whome I now resolue shall liue togeather there and to that end I am resolued to haue my Son Cecill sent for to towne hopeing by May to be with them my selfe. I am satisfied from severall hands of yor Care and kindnesse to them the which I pray continue towards them and also that yo will take Care with my other Attorneys that my Concerns now in Chancery may not suffer for want of good Councell and such necessary disbursements on them as my Seruant Richard Burke shall informe yo from whome yo will haue an acct of what I can but in short now hint vnto yo being resolued to enlarge in this and other matters when my howse is Cleere from the Crowd of people which this Christmas I haue with me. By the Crowne Malegoe I send yo tenn hhads of my Ridge Tob: which I desire yo will lett goe with the rest to Holland where I hope for a good markett it being good bright Tob: and Suitable to that place. Mine and my wifes respects to yor selfe and Mada Dunck I take Leave in haste--
Yor Truely Loueing Friend--
I haue recd all the goods yo shipt and
sent me on the Charles with my
thankes for the same--
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Feb. 13th 1679
Sr
This serues Cheifly to advize yo that I haue drawne three bills of Exa all of one Tenor and date for thirty pounds three shillings sterling payable vnto Mr Wm Meade or his ordr haueing recd the value thereof of Mr Robert Roberts which I desire you will punctually Comply with and the same place to the acct of
Yor very loueing Friend
To Mr Barnaby Dunck
Mercht att StMarie Hill Londo
Feb. 26th 1679.
Mr Dunck
Sr.
I haue drawne on yo this Day three Bills of Exa all of one tenor and date for the Sume of three hundred fifty fiue pounds Sterling payable att thirty day sight to Mrs Katharine Grudgefield or her ordr in part of fiue hundred pounds sterling a Legacy left her by her Bro: Thomas Nottley Esqr Decd late Govenour of Maryland which Bills pray accpt and pay punctually according to tenor take receipt for the same and place it to the acct of
Yor Loueing Friend
To Mr Barnaby Dunck
Mercht att St Marie Hill in Londo
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