N: Carolina. Bath-Town July 20, 1752
Sr.,
I cannot tell whether you have recd. Any of my Letters But however that is I have wrote many to you. I wrote you by Capt. Dunham, a Vessell chartered by Jona. Mason the Brasier,1 dated the 15th. of April in wch. Letter I desired you to send me a Vessell. There has been severall Vessells here since that from Boston, but I have never heard one word from you since I left Boston saving the death of Mr. Darrall which I heard Accidentally. I have had Tar at the Landings for this six Weeks or two Months, wch. has been running out in Spight of Any thing I could do to the Contrary. The Weather has been so Excessive hot for this six Weeks past & the County every ways so uncomfortable, that had I thought I must have stay'd so long here, I Would not have come for half the Cargoe. I have been Idling my Time away for this Month; for I can not get better prepard for a Vessell than at present I am. When I wrote for a Vessell,171I wrote for one of about 90 Tons but one of 70 or thereabouts will answer now for I cannot get in all the debts which I came for. I beseech of you dont fail of sending me the Rum I wrote for, Vizt. as much as will come to 150£ O:T: for if you do I shall not be able to get the Vessell out of the Country. If you have not sent me a Vessell already, pray send me one with all dispatch, or I must Come home & fetch one. Pray Consider what uneasy Scituation I am in & oblige yr. Freind & humble Servt.,
ROBERT TREAT PAINE
P.S. Pray send no men in the Vessell but such as have had the Small Pox