Robert Treat Paine Papers, Volume 2
Your favour1 by Capt: Cobb I recd: but being engaged out of Town prevented my complying with your request.
I have been into Mr. Heads2 just now, with out square, rule or compass have only taken a slight sketch of the Alcove & cut it with Scissars which is inclosed.
The room is double Corniced with proper breaks over the Key stone of the Arch. A large OG on the outer edge, a Blank about three inches, then a Small OG—another Blank—three inches & a
bead round the Corner. As I have no Book, & am in a hurry just going on board for the Eastward, have forgot all terms of Architecture—but hope you will find it out from the inclosed & Excuse this incoherent Scrawl work. I am with due Esteem Your most Hum. Servt:
Not located.
John Head (d. 1779), a Boston merchant (Boston Gazette, Dec. 27, 1779).
Inclosed you have Nathan Hodges notes he has so often promised to pay me & failed to do it that I Must desire your assistance to get it. Yours,
Edmund Trowbridge (1709–1793) graduated from Harvard in 1728, and was admitted an attorney to the Superior Court in 1732. He practiced in Cambridge, which he represented in the legislature (1750–1752, 1755, 1763), and was later a member of the Council (1764–1766), where he supported Crown policy. He served as attorney general from 1749 to 1767 and as judge of the Superior Court from 1767 to 1775 (Sibley's Harvard Graduates, 8:507–520).