Boston Augt. Sept. 1? fryday 1758 Dear Eunice,

I just recd. yrs. pr. Neighbour David & herewith send yr. whip 22/6 1 1/4 yd. osnabriggs @ 15/ as for its going under the saddle tell 'em they are Goose Caps it must fix on like a housing. As for yr. Bridle, I have been so busy I have not got it yet. The Supr. Ct. is adjourn'd & I should get it now of a man at the South End but I am to dine this day with his Excellency & have not time.1 Greenleaf told me he had one he would lend you. I will send it by the next Conveyance. I wrote you by Mr. Humphrys t'other day. Pray answer me. I have nothing further to add but am yr. most humble bumtumble

R. T. PAINE

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RC ; addressed: "To Miss Eunice Paine at Weymouth Per favr. Mr. Ford"; endorsed.

1.

RTP states in his diary that the Court adjourned on Aug. 31 and "the court and Barr dined with his Excellency" on Sept. 1, 1758. "His Excellency" was the new governor, Thomas Pownall (17221805), who had been appointed Feb. 25, 1757 and arrived in Boston Aug. 2, 1757. He was later transferred to South Carolina and set sail for England on June 3, 1760 (DAB).

2.

Not identified.