Tisdales Shop June 25. 1781 Sir,

I take this Short oppertunity Tisdale being ready to mount his horse & Let you know I have talked with Stephen Fales & Stodard Concerning your Grass; Fales does not Incline to hire it at all, Stodard & Palmer say that the lowest Terms they will make it upon is, to have one third of the Hay & one third of the feed. It will be time next week to mow part of the Grass unless a Rain should come, & woud have you let me know what Commands you have about it & I shall gladly Execute them.1 Mr. Cobb expects a Line as he says. Make my respects acceptable to Mrs. Paine & accept of the bestbest wishes for your Happiness from

your Friend Seth Padelford

pleas writ abt. Supr. Court.

RC ; internal address: “Honl. R. T. Paine Esqr.”

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“Leased my Plough land to Stoddard & Palmer, & back part of my House & Garden to Mrs. Brown” (RTP Diary, Apr. 7, 1781).