Taunton Jany. 7 1771
Dear Sr
I recd. yr. kind Epistle
& how much ever I rejoice at yr. Notice. I
was Sorry to see the purport of it;
it was a peculiar disadvantage to me that
my poor Effort were not taken down from
my mouth, wch. would have Saved me much
trouble in Collecting it. I had thrown up all
thoughts of any such thing till I recd. a line
from Judge Oliver just before I recd. yrs.; had
if I had If timely notice had been given me
it would have been prepared before now, but
unluckily the Call came on me wn. I was very
sick & encumbered with other Concerns, but I
have attended to it & drawn a rough Draught
but I am totally at loss how they have
Modelled the other arguments & of what
length they are I wd. feign have mine in
of the same Modell; if therefore it be not
too late (wch. I hope it is) I shall come to
Boston as soon as forthwith I purpose to sat
out to Day or to Morrow at farthest;
you'll therefore [ . . . ] to consult the Printer
on the Subject [ . . . ] a day or two will make
no Odds I hope [ . . . ] ready by that time
Benja. Dean of Dighton yeoman
Abner Dean of Dighton yeoman
[Nov Camp?] David Dean of Dighton
Guardian by Will
Saml Dean [died?] Oct 27th, 1770
1702. March 11. Eleazer Walker, sells 6 acres
of Meadows 100 acres of Land so bounded
as to take in the Piece now demanded
to Joseph Dean
1724 [ . . . ] eph Dean sells 180 acres
of [ . . . ] to his Son Saml Dean inclu
-ding the Land demanded