Robert Treat Paine Papers, Volume 2
By Mr. Adams I send this how do ye? and hope it will meet you at Plymouth in health & high spirits. You was so low when last in town that I have had many uneasy thots lest you were sick, Germantown regrets the loss of your propos'd visit, & wish you better health when you come this way again. I want to hear how the plan goes on for building, or whether the House is sold, I can hardly realize you in a house of your own whatever the matter is, whether long habit has Establisht it as right for us to lead vagrant lives, or that there is no propriety in sitting down here, I can't determine. I believe tis the wife thats wanting to fix you Even in imagination so I'll Conceive a Companion for my own pleasure in thinking of you, if you never find her twill be no more of a dream than many of the plans in greater & more forcible minds than mine but I'll445know if the house is like to be ready least I feel a disapointment in having got a wife and no where to put her. You'll perceive Im very vacant, the East wind has scatter'd me. I hope they wont blow much longer, I shall not have an Existance if they do. Tis a sad thing to be rule'd by the winds, but a worse to repine at the constant Course of Seasons therefore Ill hope for the mild Zepheyr to chear my Spirits against your return. My Compliments &c. to any that may Enquire after me in your travells. I have not an article of News to send so you must Esteem this token for its simplicity, It bringeth you no ill & wisheth you all good from Your Ever Affectionate Friend & sister,
The Arbitration Relative to our Whale Case & is Appointed to Come on the fifteenth day of June Current (viz) on Thirsday Come Sevennight and undoubtedly will then Come on I now write to Give you Seasionable notice there of and my sons and I do Desire you not to fail of giveing your attendance on that affair Seasionably and what your Demands are shall be duly Paid. I am Sir your Humble Servtn.
Inclosed I1 send you the Copy of a Judgment obtain'd by Josiah Barker on Amasa Jones of Colchester for Costs in a Certain Suit as Appears by the Judgment, and desire you to bring an Action agt. sd. Jones on the Judgt. at the next Court you think most convenient in Order for the Recovery of the Same.2 It may not be amiss to observe to you that Jones was Original plt. in the Suit, that I drew the Writ & Endorsed it (as we phrase it) by means of wch. by force of our Province Law I became446answerable to pay the Costs that might be finally Obtained, Jones finally lost his Action & went home before Execon. issued for the Costs by means whereof I have been repeatedly dun'd for the money by Barker & in order to reimburse my Self have procured a Power of Attorney from him which I send Enclosd with a Substitution, Jones has wrote me in answer to Several Letters I have sent him & promises very fairly to pay the mony but much time has since elapsed & he has done nothing, he writes me that he has met with difficultys in his Business but hopd to be able to pay it soon, I have been so troubled by Barker that I'm determind to let it Lay no longer & therefore pray you to Use yr. Best Endeavour to get the money as soon as possible, if you think it will not frustrate the securing the money you may write him previous to sending a Writ but if you think there is danger of that, I pray you to Send a Writ & Secure the money according to yr. method of proceeding, Jones has not treated me handsomely in the affair & can expect no perticular favour from me.
I conclude you Know I live at Taunton, but when you write me wch. I desire you would as soon as any thing occurs with information you have done any thing you'll please to direct to Robert Treat Paine at Taunton, to the Care of Mr. Joshua Bracket Inholder at Boston, hoping yr. Welfare I am with great Respect yr. hble. Sert.,
Samuel Huntington (1731–1796) practiced law in Norwich, Conn., and was active in various offices in the colony and state, both legislative and judicial. He served as governor of Connecticut, a member of the Continental Congress, and was a signer of the Declaration of Independence (DAB ).
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