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Robert Treat Paine Papers

Robert Treat Paine Papers, Volume 4

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From Seth Padelford

25 June 1781

From John Lewis

4 July 1781
From Joseph Palmer
Palmer, Joseph RTP
Ger: 25th June 1781. Dr. Sir,

The Deed is to be dated 1st May 1781, & the oblign: on Interest from that time, half to be pd. next fall, & half 1 yr. after. Flint & Clark are both of Windham, & are willing to take the Lot as 100 acres.1

The Deed & obigas. to be lodged (perhaps with Colo: E. Dyer) ’till all the Money be paid.

I expect to go to Cant:2 again in about 8 or 10 Days; & perhaps several times in the course of the Sumr.

I am Your Frd. &c. J. Palmer

RC ; addressed: “The Honble. Robt: Treat Paine Esqr:, Boston”; endorsed. Attached is a receipt: “May the 1 1781. The men that Agred to by Esqr. Pains 100 acor Loat in windham are Zaceus Flint, Jeremiah Clark Junr. 100a at 24/.”

155 1.

This land in Windham, Conn., appears to be the last of the patrimony of RTP’s mother, Eunice (Treat) Paine. Col. Eliphalet Dyer had long been associated with the family in regard to these land transactions. See RTP to Samuel Gray, Feb. 2, 1757 (RTP 2:8); and to Eliphalet Dyer, Aug. 28, 1758 (2:107); Apr. 5 (2:181) and 14 (2:183), 1760.

 2.

Canterbury, Conn., is also in Windham County.