Robert Treat Paine Papers, Volume 2
The Horss I1 Had of You Provs Distempered and I Believe that Your Self Did not Actualy know of the same yet Notwithstanding the Damage is the same to me as if you Had Actual Knowledge of the same. Sr. I Do not Pretend to Have Demand aney other way ondly in Generosity for the Horss I must Actualy Loose & you well Remember that we Recond. the Horss if well was well Worth Six pounds & Sr. I am Willing to Loose half & I should not think though Prehaps mistake in Judgment that you might Loose the other half or Som Part thereof. Because when I transact with gentlemen of Honour as I Take your self to Be there neads not that Rigor that Some People in the World are Subject to. Sr. if you Can Posibley Condole the Case I am Poor and Neady and the afair falls Hard Being my self Poor & the Horss you Had of me Cost me no Less than £12:0:0 at the first Cost and Considerable Keeping and I Have Got But Eight and Som Deficualty in Giting that. Not But your order was Excepted But Cost me three Jorneys. But for that you are not in the Least to Blame & Sr. upon the Consideration of whole you Can find in your way to make me a Present of half or aney part thereof you would Greatly oblige your Hume. Sert.
Timothy Larrabee, lawyer, Son of Liberty, and prominent citizen of Windham. RTP's reaction to this letter is not known (Larned, History of Windham County, 2: 129, et seq.).