Boston Decr. 28th 1758 Dear Eunice,

Just received yours by Mr. Wriford. Your blunder in not naming the Person I lived with has cost me a dollar, & at last Mr. Greenleaf being down from Abington took him home; My last & only Drawers are now upon Duty. You know tis not safe for a ship to be on a Stormy Coast with only one suit of sails for fear of a Gale of Wind. I found the inclosed at my office & convey it by this first opportunity. Pshaw, abt. my Drawers, if you have nothing to make 'em off send me word how126Much Anything it will take. Cotton & linen I choose, or how much fustian; if you have any peices fit to make wristbands for my shirts send it. The Dee'll take tayloring. I wish 'twas the fashion to go Naked. You must prepare against Spring to keep Shop. I think of nothing else. Yrs. in the bonds of Celibacy

R. T. PAINE

RC ; addressed: "To Miss Eunice Paine at Weymouth. Pr. favr. Capt. Wriford"; endorsed.

1759 Worthy Sir,

These waite on you with the Execution against Winslow.1 I have made a Scrutinus Search But Cant find any Estate Belonging to him Neither was there anny When the writ was served. These from your very Humble Sert.

PHIN NEVERS

P:S: as to your Writs agt. Cornish & Kiff I have Not Served them Because the men are Not at horn at Present & they have No Capital? But Expect them Dayly and, will if Possible take theire Bodys &c Be So good as to favour me with a Line By the Barer &c

P:N:

RC ; addressed: "To Robert Treat Pain att Boston Favour of Capt Harnden"; endorsed: "Phin: Nevers 1759."

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See Jeremiah Moulton, Jr., to RTP, Oct. 25, 1758.

Boston January 8th, 1759 Sr.,

By Capt. Jones & Mr. Ferguson I understand that you meet with difficulty in taking care of my house & that you are almost discourged of the Undertaking. I pray you Sr. as you have began a good work to hold out a little longer. It was my design to have visited you last fall but indisposition of Body & the blustering Season coming on before I could leave127my Business I was obliged to omitt it, but Sr. if nothing happens more than I know off I purpose to come down in the Spring. They tell me the place wants repair, but Nothing can be done this Winter. As for the present Tenants I shall take it as a great favour if you will make them pay you as they go along or I fear they will never be able to do it. I will not be tedious in my consultations but leave it to yr. good Judgmt. & add how sensible I am of the favours already recd. & of those which it lays in yr. power to confer upon me. With My hearty Respects I subscribe yr.,

RTP

LbC ; addressed: "To Mr. John Burbidge at Halifax."