Boston Jany. 14th. 1761 Sr.,

Hearing yr. Name respectfully mentioned I make bold tho unknown to you to request a favr. wch. is I have the Care of two peices of Land, abt. 15 acres in Kent in the 35th. pitch & 7th. division & abt. 50 acres in Cornwall in N15. 5th. division. My desire is to know the value of these peices & whether there be any buyers for Land there as these are to be Sold. I should receive it very gratefully if you would let me know by Mr. Fitch Who bears this how things are & if you dont know perticularly the Lots Supposing them to be middling good what may be expected of them, & whether you will undertake to Sell them for me. The distance is so great that I cant come often there & being unacquainted in that part of the County I am obliged to trouble you which I hope youll excuse & yr. favr. shall be gratefully acknowledgd by

R.T. PAINE

P.S. Please to write directed to me Care of Mr. Fitch or Mr. Bracket

LbC ; addressed: "To Mr. Renold Mervin."

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Reynold Marvin (1726–1802) graduated from Yale in 1748 and practiced law in Litchfield, Conn. He served as kings attorney for the county from about 1765 to 1772 (Dexter, Yale Biographical Sketches, 2:168–169).