Taunton October 23d. 1781 Dear Sir,

This is to trouble you with the Request that you’d be kind enough to take the Inclosed writ with you to Salem Court. See whether the defts. addition is right, & procure the writ to be served.

Sir, if you’l be kind enough to comply with the above request you’l greatly oblige your Friend. Hope you found on Return your good Lady in better health than you left her to whom make my respects acceptable, & believe me to be

your Humbl. Servt. & Friend Seth Padelford

my folk by bleeding is Easier—in haste

RC ; addressed (part of address sheet missing): “The Honble. Robert Treat Paine Boston”; endorsed.