Germantown in Braintree, Apll. 2d, 1759. Sir,

Sickness in my Family has prevented my being in Town, & now my own Indisposition prevents it. Therefore I send you a Power; please to add my addition, for I don't know what you have call'd me.1

I send you Bucker's,2 Lambard's, 3 & Spear's 4 Notes.

1 2 3

Numerals on this line correspond with the names on preceding line. See page image.

The 1st I prepared as you see, thinking he wou'd come & settle it with me.

The second I also prepared, he promising to come & Settle, but has not. I 131 promised him that I would take half the Original Debt (he also paying all the Interest & Charges) in Cash, & his Note on Demd: & on Interest for the other half. This you may do if he comes before the Action is Enter'd.

The 3d has promised to be here tomorrow Morng. before the Messenger goes away, & is to deliver up to me Thos: Bracketts Rect. for £8"12/ . pd. by Spr. for me; to Cross out my Parish Rates (he being Collector); & to pay me £5"1"2 in Cash, as you will see. This you may also settle with him if he comes soon enough. Besides this he owes me on Book 14s. /old Tenr.

I wou'd not have you enter these Actions sooner than necessity obliges, because they may not have any unnecessary Chgs. brot. upon 'em, for they may possibly come & Settle it in time. I am Sr. yr. humle. Servt:

J: PALMER

The 3d. is Settled, but Mr. S----r has the Summons at his own House. The 2d. is Settled (somehow) & I've the Summons.

RC ; addressed: "To Mr. Robert Treat Paine Attorney at Law in Boston"; endorsed.

1.

Palmer was identified as a card-maker of Braintree on the two writs cited below.

2.

Not identified. No record of action filed in Superior Court.

3.

Luke Lambard of Braintree, innholder, was attached by Joseph Palmer, Feb. 19, 1759, for default on a note (Suffolk Files, no. 79589).

4.

John Spear of Braintree, yeoman, was attached by Joseph Palmer, Feb. 8, 1759, on a charge of trespass (Suffolk Files, no. 79504). This writ and the one mentioned above were filed with the Superior Court in April term 1759.

Boston April 10th. 1759 Sr.,

I have not heard from you some time but take an Oppertunity by Mr. Huntington of writing to you. By him I hear the disagreeable News that Cleveland1 is not better than he should be & is like to come into trouble. I therefore send inclosed his Notes & hope they do not come too late. If there should be any Occasion for Suing Colo. Eliphalet2 has power of me, pray be so good as to secure them. I wrote last Decr. by Fairbanks hope he has paid you since that. I hope you & yr. family are well. After my respects to them & acknowledgemt. of yr. many Kindnesses I subscribe yr.,

RTP

LbC ; addressed: "To Colo. John Dyar Esqr., by Majr Huntington of Canterbury—at Canterbury—with Clevelands two notes to me."

1.

Aaron Cleveland

2.

Eliphalet Dyer