Boston January 19th. 1758 Dear Eunice, alias Miss Merchant,

There has & been at my Office this day in my absence a Man I don't know who, that left a message of I dont know what. However, it being something abt. you occasions my writing. All I can learn is, that either his Name is Phinney or that one Phinney has been to you & paid you Money & took a receipt from you & therefore warn'd (or did something) me not to sue him. Now my desire is that you speedily, faithfully & perspicuously report to me how or wt. this affair is that so I may not run my self into a Scrape. I have a variety of things to say to you but when or where or how. This world was made for Cæsar & for you.

BOB

P: S. My poor bumfiddle sends its complements to you & salutes you kindly for past favours & prays the remembrance of it may rise in yr. mind as a grateful Odure & obtain such a share of yr. affections as to engage the Ingenuity of yr. hands in its Cause & obtain a further Supply of Drawers.

R.T.P. Attorney to sd. Petitioner

RC ; addressed: "To Miss Eunice Paine at Weymouth"; endorsed.