Narraganset December the 8th. 1770 Dear Sir,

Hearing of your Oratorical Exhibitions the last Week in the Publick Courts at Boston, by Which You attracted closely the Attention of your Audience Ciceronian like, & Increas'd Your Fame, I Rejoyc'd as Your Well Wisher and Friend on this News, And in hopes of your being Still in the Metropolis Caress'd and Admir'd—I Take the Liberty To address you in the Most Respectful Manner.

And in the first Place I Wou'd Stir Up Your Pure Mind by Way of Remembrance That Comees Debt isn't Yet Paid, Which you was so kind as to Promise It Shoud be by the first of Last September, Which Now Above three Months since has Revolv'd Over Your Venerable head And the fourth Month Going Away apace, without So Much As Reaching My Territory With the Ecchoe of your Melodious Notes, "that the fulfillment of Said Promise is Near at hand."

If Comee has not been so Good As his Word, Intimidate him Boarnarges 1 like (if the most Lenient Measures avail not) Terrify Him I say, into a Ready Compliance—for it's high time That He Awakes out of his Slumbers, And it's full time He Shod be just and Honest—Because My Patience has been Even to forbearance and Long suffering—And That Grossly Abused & Trampled on, Must Bring on Such an Inveterate Offender & Transgressor Inevitable Ruin. I Speak as Unto A Wise Man Judge Ye What I Say. In the Next Place More Serenely, Let Me Enquire after Your Uxorial connections At Home! How is the fair Partner of your felicity, as to health &c. And Her Beloved Father & Mother & Whole family. In a Word & to Conclude all, Accept of my Best & Sincerest Wishes for Your Mutual Wellfare & Prosperity: And May the Richest of Blessings be your Portion in Conjugal Life & for Ever. So let Me be favour'd With a Line. And I Subscribe Yrs. affectionately,

S. FAYERWEATHER

RC ; addressed: "To Robert Treat Pain Esqr: Attorney In Taunton These To be forwarded pr favr. Mr. Mumford"; endorsed.

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Boanerges. Jesus Christ surnamed James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Boanerges "because they offered to call down fire from heaven to consume the inhospitable Samaritans" (Harvey, Oxford Companion to English Literature [Oxford, 1934], 95).