Braintree Decr. 28th. 1756 Sr.,

I've but one moment Pray being on the wing. Should be glad you'd let me know whether Pemberton has accepted what was sett off of the house to Satisfy the Execution, & must pray you to Hurry Sprague abt. the money.

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Have sent £23.10. for Mr. Coffin. Tell him I've had no safe opertunity 'till now to send it, have also sent a Guiney for Mr. Foster, desire him to send me a Qr. Ct. best brown Sugar 2cw Raisons & Qtr. Oatmeal & 3 Galls. Molassess. Have also Sent £11.5.0 & pray you to get us a PA load flour for we shall soon have no bread. Cato is the Bearer & with yr. direction will get the things underwritten from the Distill-house.

Eunice is very Ill scarce able to walk about Chamber & pray's yould send her some Lemons Cost what they will (Tufts say's they must be had) she also wants two Qts. Wine and a pound of Figgs or Prunes & doz. Biskett. Yr. Father grows weeker & more Childish every howr. And if Crooked Fingers dont mean Steeling or Something worse pray you wd. ship the work house Lady by this Opertunity. If there be any of the Flour money Left add it to Mr. Fosters Guiney & pray him to send me word how the accot. stands.

The memo. is over Leaf. Yrs. in hast

J: GREENLEAF

Black Sand, Lampblack, Spermaceti, Bed Laths Curtains Rodds, Rum Hhd. & Sugar Hhd. Some Cotton & Linnen for your Fathers Briches quite necessary. Sled, Wheel-barrow. Pitchfork, Window Lead 7 cw. Box of Sheets &c. for yr. Sister wants her Share. You must, hire a Cart or Sled and if there by any thing unmention'd belonging this way you had as good fill the Cart for the Cost will be the same both for the Cartg. & boating. Tell Cato to Call at Dixon's for my Brother.

RC ; addressed: "To Mr. Robert Treat Paine Boston"; endorsed.