Boston April 6th 1768 Sir,

Not being able to purchase a Fyall quarter pipe1 I2 have Sent you the Contents of a quarter pipe in a Cask of a larger size. I am in haste Sir yr. humb. Servt.

ELISHA HUTCHINSON

RC ; addressed: "To Robt. Treat Paine Esqr. at Taunton per favr. Capt. Cobb Mr. John White "; endorsed.

1.

That is, a quarter pipe (a measure of varying size) of Fayal wine.

2.

Elisha Hutchinson (1745–1824), merchant of Boston, was the second son of Thomas Hutchinson, chief justice and soon-to-be acting governor of Massachusetts (Peter Orlando Hutchinson, ed., Diary and Letters of His Excellency Thomas Hutchinson, Esq., 2 vols. [Boston, 1884–1886], 2:472).

Boston Apl: 14th 1768. Sr.,

This you'l receive by Express per Mr. Bracket, Covering Wm. Brown:s Four notes of hand amt. per memo. on foot to £458.6.1 Lmy. I have just heard that he is Broke or Shut up wch. gives me great Trouble & I must Intreat you'l Immedy. do yr: utmost to Secure the whole amount, or what you can towards it as I apprehend he is Indebted to others here, who will (if not allready done) soon be yr. way to Secure themselves, therefore no time is to be Lost. Pray Exert yr. Self in this affair & without Delay, as its a sum that will Ruin me if I shd. loose it, pray write me per Return of the Bearer & let me know what Brown has to say to useing me in this most Crewill manner, and if no Security can be obtain'd I shall want to know how his affairs stand, who is his Creditors &c. &c. In great hast I am Sr. Your most hble Servt.

GILBERT DEBLOIS

Momo. of Wm. Brown's four Notes hand here Inclos'd—Vizt Sept. 17. 1767. Note for £120.15 6mo. & 9 weks aftr. that

Nov.	3. do	do	202. 3. 5	6 mo.
	4. do.	do.	4.11.10 1/2	6 mo.
Feby.	11 do.	do.	130.15.10 1/2	6 mo.
Exclusive of Intt. LMy			458. 6. 1

RC ; addressed: "To Robert Treat Payne Esqr. Attorney at Law In Taunton. In his absence to Coll. White who is Desired to follow the within Contents Gt. Deblois"; endorsed.