Boston Jany. 6th. 1767 Sr.,

I wrote you last by Capt. Cobb to which beg leave to Reffer. This day recd. a Letter from Mr. James Green of Providence dated 27th ulto. adviseing that the day before, he was attached by Mr. Tisdall of Taunton, who was sent by R. Caldwell to take sd: Green Deposition on his sd. Caldwell:s side, as was afterwards discover'd, but at first sd: Tisdale pretended that he was a friend of mine & that you wanted to have the Dispute settled, therefore wd. take it as a favr. he sd. Green wd. go before a Justice of the Peace and answer him to such Questions as he shd. ask him, or he wd. go and bring a Justice to him, but he sd. Green then strongly Suspecting him to be Satan in sheeps Clothing, rejected the proposal, haveing allready on oath certified in his Deposition all he knew on both sides, wch. being forwarded sometime before to you to lay before the Gentlemen Refferees & not haveing a copy then by him to Refresh his Memory, wd. not gratifie the the Scoundral nor his Master who is a greater one, tho' was oblig'd to make his appearence before a magistrate, who on Mr. Greens declaring he knew nothing more of the affair then he had set forth in his Deposition allready, wch. was then in the hands of the Refferees, he was Dismist & Satan then appearing more like himself, shew some resentment thereat & after Threating Mr: Green to pay him another Visit return'd back from whence he came, much Disappointed in his attempt I shd. be glad you wd. Examin him on this point & Expose384him (I hope he is not your Representative but only one of the same name). Mr. Green writes further, that this same fellow Tisdall brought a Letter ready Cutt & dry'd for him to sign, wch. was to be (as he said) Directed to you, but sd. Green reffuseing to have any sort of Concern with him in sd: Letter, he then produced a paper drawn up for him to sign, wch. was to be laid before the Refferes, however none of his Bate answer'd his purpose, & believe he will Try no more. It Seems very odd he shd. say that you wanted Mr. Green to be Examin'd further, wch. Examination appear very plain from the whole of sd. Tisdall's conduct to have been only Intended & design'd wth. a view to set aside sd: Green's Deposition, or to hurt the credit of it in some Shape wth. the Refferes, for had the Fellow Succeeded in his Scheem, you must have been a wrong person to carry any such Letter or paper took, on less he thought you was on sd. Coldwalls side, such poceedings appear Strange to me, but for the prest. & untill I can have the pleasure of seeing you here. I shall say no more on this Disagreeable Subject, but Conclude wth. Tender of Services. Sr. Your most hble. Servt.

GILBT. DEBLOIS

RC ; addressed: "To Robert Treat Payne Esqr. Attorney at Law In Taunton"; endorsed.