Wednesday Morning April 20? 17571 Freind Cranch,

Comets aside—the Business now is that Levi Willard & Wife are now in town, & purpose for Scituate on Fryday & purpose furthermore to take Eunice in the way & I too, & dine then, where your good Company we will intreat

to come & smoak & talk & eat.

I trust you'll make yr. appearance, & not disappoint the Expectations I have raised by promising it. I have told 'em how you look a long dry lank oldfashioned fellow like my self. I have promised to shew them the Man & Woman I love best in this World, a hopefull pair of you. You won't bear discribing & so you must shew yr. self.

Don't forget & if you can't read this carry it to Eunice who reads all the scrawls of

R.T. PAINE

RC ; addressed: To Mr. Richard Cranch at Apex Existentiæ"; endorsed.

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RTP's diary entry for Monday, Apr. 18, mentions the Willards being in Boston.