Middlebro' Jan. 3. 1771 Sir!

I am informed the Press will stand still for want of your Pleadings in the Trial of the Soldiers. His Honour1 was here last Monday & did design to have wrote to you upon it but was prevented. He thinks it would be a Disadvantage to you to omit it. Mr. Fleming has wrote to you & waits. I am Sir yr. hume. Servant,

PETER OLIVER

RC ; addressed: "To Robt. Treat Paine Esqr. in Taunton."

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Presumably Thomas Hutchinson, who was still chief justice and was soon to be sworn in as governor.