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Robert Treat Paine Papers, Volume 2

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From John Burbidge

12 June 1758

From Eunice Paine

12 June 1758
From Elizabeth Freeman
Freeman, Elizabeth RTP
Halifax the 12th of June 1758 Sir,

I Recd. your favour of the 18th of May by Jenkins And Am verey glad to hear that you are in Health. My Dificgulty in Los of so Dear a husband is verey grat which never will be Repaird to me. God grant grace to submit to his will. My Afairs is very unsetled. I have Administred but Canot get my Debts in. Peopl seems to trifel with me and Having No Relations beer to help me I Canot tell what to do. As for your Acounts I Recd. them And I know not what to do. My Dear husbant told me to write for you And Said he hoped you would Do by him And his family as he had Don by yours. I have thre children And my old mother which non can help themselves And if I could Get Aney way to Live in New England and mentain my family I should be Glad to Com but can Do nothing till I hear from you. As for the hous that you sent to Mr. Burbag About I know my husbant Laid out Near forty pound on Building on that Estat. I know not on what terms only I Am Confident that you will not96Let my family suffer on that Acount. I have got A man to Look over my Husbants Books And we Canot find Knox but found Mr. Lees1 which there is Indosed 15 pound on the Back of it paid to Mr. Pain. Pray write to me the first opertunity. There is a box with Gloves and one with Books which I have heer of Uncel Pains. If you Desier it I will send to you. Dear Cusn Robert Dont faill to write me your Advis if you Cant Come And I will Endavour to folow your Direction As far fare as posable. Sir, as I cant writ myself but obleged to Another I Cant tell you all I would say. Your cousn James is a fine boy. I Give my self the Liberty to subscribe my self your Afectionat cousn

ELISABITH FREMAN

RC ; endorsed.

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Leigh's.