Robert Treat Paine Papers, Volume 1
Brother Paine,
with pleasure I Imbrace this Opportunity to write. You mention'd in your letter to me you tho't their was not any thing Engage my tho'ts, but Worcester. But I can assure you my friends now in the Expedition & the Consequences of it, (if they should not proceed, as you seem to think they will not) are Continually in my mind, & the Chief Toppick is Crown Point. But we Now Dispair of your proceeding this year & I Expect to see you at Lancaster soon, for poor Abel is in trouble, for he is not able to confine himself to his Chamber above an Hour at a time except when asleep, & if you Dont Return soon he will loose this Winter Intirely.
Mars engrosses so much of our thots. and conversation that I can scarce put in a word or Even think of Venus, & the Nuptial day Stands Perogued untill the fifteenth of Novr. which will be a Saturday Night.
Ms. Kate & all our friends at Worcester are often Inquioring after you, & as for Lancaster for a fortnight after you left us, the discourse was when one pe
You tell me your Stores ar not arive'd which I am sory to hear, but if you stay any time their, when your Stores arive & get you a good house317built, I hope you will give your Self time to set down to your Desk & Give us a full acct. of the Proceedings that we may know What to Depend upon.
Our Nova Scotia friends are well the last acct.—as allso Lancaster & Boston friends. We have accounts by Capt. Partridge from London that the English have taken 5 french men of War & Severall Marchantmen as allso one of our Ships in the Engagement were Blown up by some accident. I shall add no more but Subscribe my Self Your Sincear friend &c. &c.,