Boston July 10, 1757 Dear Eunice,

I have found a place where you may live. I have been twice to treat with them about it & they seem fond of the thing, quite agreeable people middle aged, no Children, warm handsome Chamber five miles from Boston town house, 1/2 a mile from their Meeting house a stone's throw from a beautiful Bay of salt water, & a good snugg house, seated on a rich verdant Eminence in the midist of an Orchard a fine Prospect of hills, seats, Islands, Water, Rocks, Woods, & fine Improvements all around. In one Word 'tis Paradisaical beyond any place I ever saw. 'Tis but 1/2 mile out of the Road from Braintree to Boston, & exceeding good Road. I have made no Bargain nor anything like it. I could not perswade her to propose any price, but she proposed you should see her43& make a trial. I believe she'll be moderate; however twill do no hurt to consult the matter. I believe youll have an agreable neighbourhood for Companions. The Parson is an agreable man & I have talked with him abt. the matter; I expect you have recd. one I sent by Gloyd. If you purpose to spend a day at Weymouth & German Town I can't come to Abington for you, twill spend too much time, but I would fetch you from Germantown any time I can know you are there. The Court is adjourned for a fortnight, the Wednesday after tomorrow is Commencement. If I can get you here at any time we can ride over & see this Place, so if you can contrive to get to Germantown & let me hear of it I'll fetch you or you may possibly get to Boston by the Deacon. I long to have you where we can enjoy free conversation & frequent, where freindly counsell might be mingled with affability & Love, & the roughness which it acquires by being close compacted might loose it self by diluting it into frequent interveiws. Don't think I'm fond of yr. living at this place any further than as may prove agreable to yr. interest & pleasure. I've wrote enô wee'll talk more. Yr. Affectionate Brother &C.

R.T. PAINE

RC ; addressed: "To Miss Eunice Paine to be left at Mr. Joseph Greenleafs at Abington With Care & Speed"; endorsed.

Ipswich July 11 1757 Good Sir,

The considerable acquaintance I1 have had with you Emboldens me to Trouble you with the Inclosed Note on Capt. John Malcomb.2 He has lately Sent me word he'd Pay in Treasurers notes, which would not be so agreeable to me as the Cash. However if he Can't pay the Cash Please to take Treasurers notes New Yk. Currency is Dollars at 8/ which is the tennour of this Note.

Your Speedy Care herein I will Greatfully reward. I am Sir your most Humble Sevt., JOHN CALEF

P.S. I need not Inform you what is to be done in Case of Refusall to do either the above. I Suppose he is Soon bound to Sea.

RC ; addressed: "To Mr. Robert Treat Pane attorney att Law In Boston"; endorsed.

44 1.

John Calef (1726–1812), physician and loyalist, author of The Seige of Penobscot by the Rebels (London, 1781) (Thomas F. Waters, Ipswich in The Massachusetts Bay Colony, 2 vols. [Ipswich, 1917], 2:309–310).

2.

John Malcom (1723–1788), ship captain and loyalist who was twice tarred and feathered for his activities (Frank W. C. Hersey, "Tar and Feathers: The Adventures of Captain John Malcom," Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 34[1937–1942]: 429–473).