The Papers of Robert Treat Paine: Volume 1, 1746-1756 Front Matter Preface Introduction Editorial Method Documents 27 April 1746To James FreemanCouzin, I was very glad at the recipt of your letter. It come to me very unexpected when I was in bed on Sabbath Day Morning wch. I perus'd with a gr... 10 May 1746From Joseph GreenleafSr., Inclos'd is a Letter to Mr. Hovey which I hope you'll oblige me in delivering. I rejoyce to hear you have got well again & hope to See yo in a l... 10 May 1746From Abigail PaineDear Brother, I have Sent the bearrer to bring your Coat to you for Father is Concern'd Lest your having Nothing to wear but your Thin Coat: I have ... 11 May 1746To James FreemanCouzang, I received yr. letter very unexpected but very gladly; but being Sabbath day after meeting att night & almost prayer time I must be very br... 10 June 1746From Abigail PaineDear Brother, As theirs nothing more pleasing to me than to hear from my absent friends, so I hope these Lines will be acceptable to you, Since they... 4 July 1746Nathaniel Appleton to Thomas PaineDear Sir, I received yours, but cannot recollect your Speaking any thing further concerning your Sons living att my house than for the first year. H... 20 October 1746From Abigail PaineDear Brother, I have just Recd. a Letter from you wc. was very acceptable to me, for I have been much Concern'd for fear you were Sick and Shou'd ha... 20 November 1746From Abigail PaineDear Brother, I am oblidg'd to you for Sending your Linnin to us but I am Sorry that you Could not afford us your Company when we desir'd it So Stron... 25 January 1747From Abigail PaineDear Brother, I have but a Little time to write in but being deprived the pleasure of Seeing you I rejoice at this opertunity of Sending a few Lines... 28 February 1747From Abigail PaineDear Brother, I Send these Lines, as a Small token of my love to you. I Long to hear how you are in health, but more to See you which I hope to be G... 7 March 1747From Thomas PaineMy dear Son, I recd. yours and am affected to hear of your Want of Health But glad that you are growing better. If you remain under any Difficulty o... 10 March 1747From Abigail PaineDear Brother, Thesse Salute you with my Love to you. After having heard that you had been Sick I Could wait no Longer without hearing directly from ... 1 May 174731 May 1747From Abigail PaineDear Brother, According to my promise I have done my best to perswade father to Consent to your going, but he is so averse't to it that it is in vai... 5 May 1747From Ezekiel Dodge Quo non Charior ullus. Frindship is that dilectable bond by which friends are united, than which nothing Can be more pleassnt. To this David of old S... 9 May 1747From Samuel HavenDear Sr., I must Confess my Self somthing Surprizd at the Receiption of a letter from an Unknown friend Whose Ingenuity filld my Soul with Amazment ... 8 June 1747From Ezekiel DodgeDear Sir, Gratitudo ac Amicitia respondere Cogent. It was when the tuneful Larks had Sung thier Vespers & the Sun had dip'd it Self in the Western O... 12 June 1747From Abigail PaineDear Brother, We are all in usual health as I hope you are. I Send these lines with a Malencholy peice of news the death of John Maylem who died yes... 17 June 1747From Abigail PaineDear Brother, I am Glad to hear that you are well. I shou'd be Glad to Send your drops to you but I hant got them. We have not Seen the doctor Since... Enclosure Group 19 June 1747From Samuel HavenDear Sr., As I can't perswade my Self that you have forgot the proposals which we agreed upon not longe since yet if you have Verbum Sat est Sapient... 17 June 1747Enclosure: Poem by Samuel Haven 1 July 174731 July 1747From Abijah Thurston Ad Phoenephoelenicorum Societatim. Honrd. Getlm., Upon Consideration of the Declension of the Phonephoelenick I tho't myself Obligd, Standing in Rela... 19 August 1747From Abijah ThurstonDear Class-mate, I have many things to write but being in a very bad State of health & unable to write anything legible &c. As to my health, on last... 2 September 1747From Abigail PaineDear Brother, I just now Rec'd a Line from you which is very acceptable to me for I have been much Concern'd about you and Could not hear where you ... 21 October 1747From Ezekiel DodgeSir, As I was Musing the Other Day; Logicus Came in to my chamber with a fixed Countinance as Soon as he approach'd me I pas'd the usual Compliment ... 3 November 1747From Abigail PaineDear Brother, I am very Glad to hear of your welfare. I was Surpriz'd when I found that the bearrer was your Chamber mate I think much better of him... 14 November 1747From Abigail PaineDear Brother, I was much Concern'd when I heard of your illness and not being able to Come to you my Self I desir'd Docr. Sprague to Call and See how... 30 December 1747From Abigail PaineDear Brother, I have but a few moments time to write but am glad of an Opertunity to Send to you. I rejoice to hear of your wellfare, but am Sorry t... 8 February 1748From Abigail PaineDear Brother, I heartily Sympathize with you for your present indisposition. I Shou'd be glad if it Lay in my power to Serve you but Since I'm denie... 20 March 1748To Eunice PaineDear Sister Eunice, I Esteem the faculty of good Inditement so great an Endowment that I would very willingly do wt. I can to put you upon the pract... 24 March 1748From Eunice PaineDear Brother, I reciv'd your letter by Cheever which put gladness in my heart and Smiles on my face. I am oblidg to you for your opinion of my facul... 1 April 1748Phinphilenici Address Nosce teipsum There is not in the World any Advice more excellent in its Nature, more usefull & benificial to us, nor any at the same time less atten... 18 June 1748From Abijah ThurstonBeloved Sr., As it is imposible that one friend should be in Calamity and the other not be afflicted, So the unwelcome news of your Indisposition of... 22 June 1748From Samuel HavenDear Sr., It was not without some Commotions in my Mind mixed with a Surprizing Satisfaction that I read your's of the 20th instant wherein you Treat... 5 October 1748To Eunice PaineDear Sister Eunice, Nature the Liberall indulger of us & all the Universe has taken care to Order the Succession & alternate Revolution of Day & Nigh... 4 November 1748From Abigail PaineDear Brother, The few moments that I had the pleasure of your Company this week does but increase my desire to See you again, the Malencholy disposi... 15 January 1749From Ezekiel DodgeSir, I received yours of Decembr.* wh. was matter of great joy to me not ondly on account of the excelent Sentences of piety & Sure Charecteristicks ... 18 January 1749From Abigail PaineDear Brother, I Received yours a Monday by Mr. Oliver. I am Glad to find that you havnt quit forgot us, you see the pains I take to Send to you. I h... 22 January 1749From Abigail PaineDear Brother, Your repeated favours this week has Laid me under a nesesity of rising Sooner than my usual time to make some returns to you. If you kn... 2 February 1749From Abigail PaineDear Brother, Neither buisiness nor pleasure are able to hinder me from Sending a Speedy answer, to raise your dejected Spirits by dispeling the tor... 18 February 1749From Abigail PaineDear Brother, I design for the future to Set you a good Exemple of writing by every opertunity tho' my paper be dirty & my pens bad, and my haste wo... 21 February 1749From Samuel HavenKind Sr! As I this morning Sat in my chamber consulting with my self what was the Immediate business of this day; and what should be the End to which... 21 February 1749From Abigail PaineDear Brother, As their is nothing that raises us above the Bruit Creation but the Noble facultys of the Soul and as knowledg is the most divine and e... 1 March 174930 April 1749Robert Treat Paine's Confession of Faith I desire to bless & praise the name of God most high, for Appointing me my Birth in a Land of Gospell Light, where the Glorious Tidings of a Saviour,... 4 March 1749From Abigail PaineDear Brother, My constant endevours to Serve you will I hope witness to the Sincerity of my professions to you, for my own pleasure I had much rathe... 9 March 1749Thomas Paine's Deed to his Children I Thomas Paine of Boston Merchent for and in Consideration of fifteen hundred Pounds to me in hand paid by Mrs. Abigail Treat in her lifetime to be r... 18 March 1749From Abigail PaineDear Brother, I Send a few lines to beg your forgiveness of my Neglect in not writing before and omiting what you desir'd in this short Epistile. I ... 24 March 1749From Abigail PaineDear Brother, I have just had the pleasure of Receiving a line from you and of entertaining two of your friends who inform me of your health. As to ... 6 April 1749From Abigail PaineDear Brother, I have no time to acknoledg your favour Recd. this day. I have nothing to Say Concerning your Bottles but that I hope father will take... 1 May 174931 May 1749From Abigail PaineDear Brother, Your repeated favour which I Received this day has afforded me great Satisfaction and the more Since I was so much indebted to you. I ... 12 June 1749Abigail Paine to Robert Treat Paine and Eunice PaineDear Brother & Sisster, Not having time to address you Seperately I design request of you both to give a great Charge to Cato to be Carefull & come ... 24 June 1749From Abigail PaineDear Brother, Father has rec'd yours but he is so indispos'd that he Cant write himself and has order'd me to give you this answer. That in Considir... 11 July 1749From Samuel HavenDear Sr., These (after my sincere Regards to yr. self) may let you know that I very gladly recevd. yours of the 3d. instant. And with regards to the... 27 July 1749From Israel CheeverDear Sir, I Rec'd yours dated July the 21 &c., at the opening of which, I was not a little suprized; to see your sweet Name, affixed at the bottom o... 12 August 1749From Samuel HavenKind Sr., I have waited near a month impatient to hear from You & am now almost ready to conclude that the old proverb i.e. out of sight out of mind... 28 August 1749From Gideon RichardsonDear Classmate, I Received your's Dated August the 22d: with inexpressible joy and satisfaction—and I can assure you Sir it was not for want of a Wi... 23 September 1749To Abigail PaineDear Sister, According to promise I make it my first business to Acqaint my Freinds of my wellfare. The first Night after my departure I lodged at C... 25 September 1749From Samuel HavenKind Sr., I just receiv'd yrs. of the 23 instant, & by these congratulate your safe arival if I may be allow'd the phrase (by Land) and the merry re... 25 September 1749From Abigail PaineDear Brother, I have but a moments time to write and am uncertain whether you'll ever Receive this short Epistle, but I judg by my Self that you wan... 4 October 1749From Abigail PaineDear Brother, I Send thesse as an Acknoledgment of your favour which I Recd. last week. It was a Cordial to me and came to my hand at a time when I ... 6 October 1749From Samuel HavenDear Sr., I yesterday Received yours of the 2d. instant by which you let me know that you have not received any Lines from me which I admire at for I... 9 October 1749From Richard CranchDear Sir, Some time since I had the happyness of receiving a Letter from you, accquainting me of your Safe arrivall at Lunenburg. I don't wonder at t... 30 October 1749To Eunice PaineSister Eunice, Tho' in A great Hurry yet the Love I bear towards you constrains me to write a few lines to you which you must recieve as the forerun... 4 November 1749From Samuel HavenDear Sr., By these you may know that notwithstanding I have not wrote to you lately yet the memory of you is not quite erased from my mind as also t... 9 November 1749From Abigail Paine GreenleafDear Brother, I was much gratified some days ago with a short Letter from you, I shou'd have been glad to have wrote to you then but my time was sho... 12 November 1749To Eunice PaineDear Sister Eunice, I am certainly in a vast hurry but will just express my love to you by a little Advice wch. I would have you accept as kindly as... 12 November 1749To Thomas PaineHonored Sir, Be pleas'd to accept of a few lines as a token of the respect & duty which your much oblidged Son bears towards you.... It is indeed Sr... 15 November 1749From Abigail Paine GreenleafDear Brother, Dear Brother, I Cant describe the pleasure I felt at reading your kind Endearing letter, that I Received last evening, the transports ... 29 November 1749To Richard CranchKinde Sir, Accept a few lines as the Product of Freindship, from him who if he was nott encumbred wth. writing many letters in a little Time, would ... 26 November 1749To Eunice PaineDear Sister Eunice, I take it not a little in grudging that you dont write to me every Oppertunity for you omitted the last. If you pretend to say th... 27 November 1749From Thomas PaineMy dear Son, My dear Son, I rec'd your Letter & very kindly Resent your Reluctancy at my going abroad by sea & humbly Hope that God in whom I trust ... 28 November 1749Thomas Paine Deed to Robert Treat Paine Know all men by These Presents, That I Thomas Paine of Boston in New England merchant For and in Consideration of Five hundred Pounds old Tenor To me... Enclosure Group 29 November 1749From Richard CranchDear Sir, Dear Sir, I've just now recd. your kind Letter, for which I heartily thank you. I assure you Sr. that it is not want of the sincerest resp... 29 November 1749Enclosure: From Mary Cranch PalmerSir, I am grealy oblig'd to you for your kind mention of me in your Letter to my Brother; and could not well forbear writing to you tho' you know the... 29 November 1749From Abigail Paine GreenleafDear Brother, I always thought six weeks a long time to spend without Seeing you, but I never knew an absence Seem so long as this has done. I want ... 6 December 1749From Joseph GreenleafBrother Treat, I have Expected some time to hear from you but have not. This Expectation has prevented my writing to you before, & perhaps may be th... 24 December 1749To Eunice PaineSister Eunice &c., By the time I have wrote 3 or 4 Letters I grow so tired that I'm glad to write just wt. comes first. I have severall Questions to... 27 December 1749From Richard CranchDear Mr. Paine, Having now an opertunity of writing to you, I gladly embrace it. I heartily rejoice to hear of your health, and hope the Father of m... 28 December 1749From Abigail Paine GreenleafDear Brother, I have been this long time very impatient to hear from you not having hear'd a word since thankgiving day till last night I Rec'd your... On Life : An Allegory It is reported of Alexander, that at a certain time, being flush'd with sudden victory, he sat himself down & wept that there was no more World to co... To L'Vertue on the Death of her Sister Whoever Judiciously considers our present state of being will find a most Surprizing & unseperable mixture of Joy & Sorrow perhaps in very great extr... The Virgins Catechism Q: What is the happiness which is sought for in this Life? A: It is of two Sorts: Rational & Sensual. Q: What is Sensual happiness. A: It consists in... From William DowneAmice, ... 31 January 1750From William DowneAmice Dilecta, Scarce had I heard the news, news truly grievous of your Losing Vitæ, tuæ, & Viæ directo ac before I received your Letter wch. contrib... 31 January 1750From Samuel HavenSr., These may inform you of the safe arrival of all your kind Letters except one unless You have wrote one since the 2h instant wc. I have received ... 31 January 1750From William DowneGulielmus Downe Roberto Treat Paine Magistro Salutem plusimam dicit Bon jour Domine, After critical observing your Letter dated 30th Jany. 1749 and n... 16 February 1750To Eunice PaineDear Sister Eunice, These few lines leave me the Enjoyer of a good measure of Health as I hope they'll find you. I have never had any Oppertunity of ... 19 February 1750Thomas Paine to Robert Treat Paine, Joseph and Abigail Paine Greenleaf, and Eunice PaineMessrs. Robert-Treat Paine, Joseph & Abigail Greenleaf & Eunice Paine, My dear Children, I wrote Mr. Freeman by two conveyances the 3d. Instant which... 20 February 1750From Joseph GreenleafRespected Brother, Accidentally I mett with the bearer from home, per whome I have but one Moment to Inform you, that I've (since I came from home) r... 24 February 1750From Samuel HavenDear Sr. Observing with a more than ordinary intenseness the departure of our glorious Lumenary the Sun & my Shadow grew Long and gloomy my thoughts ... 2 March 1750From William DowneMr. Paine, Sr., I would pray you to work that Question you proposed the other night to me, for I can't but think it must be in Eight hours and not in... 3 March 1750From Samuel HavenDear Sr. Last evening I receivd yrs. of the 26: past which servd. almost instead of a visit & cheerd my Desponding spirits with regard to you, for I ... 8 March 1750From Richard CranchDear Sir, This comes to congratulate you, on your having receiv'd advices from your Father. I heartily rejoice with you on that account, and hope pro... From Samuel HuntSr:. Severall things I might take notice of in your word of advice which I think may be found fault with, Instance in one it may so happen when I buy... 13 March 1750From Joseph GreenleafBrother Treat I recd. yours 10th. Inst. pr. Lieut. Bellows, who is the Bearer, of this, And I know not how to begin in a more Acceptable manner to yo... 13 March 1750From Richard CranchDear Sir, I had this day the happyness of receiving a Letter from you; nothing cou'd have given me a more real pleasure than what I found contain'd ... 13 March 1750From Joseph PalmerSir, Your's of the 2d. Inst. is now before me, for which I thank You, particularly for enquiring after poor Polly; She had a Severe Fever which brot.... 26 March 1750From Jeremiah FinneyMr. Pain Sr., You have been acquanted of Our Desier of You for Our Town School Master in Bristol. Att first Your Honored Father Was at Bristol Gave J... 1 April 175030 April 1750From William Tidmarsh and Andrew OliverDr. Classmate, Here are two of us together. I recd. yr. agreable Letter per the Bearer & shall always esteem myself happify'd (a new Word) in having ... 18 April 1750From Joshua GreenDear Sr:, In answr. to your Epistle;Nothing would be more agreeable to me than a Visit to Alma Mater, (escpecially if accompanied by one whom I so hi... 24 April 1750From Gideon RichardsonConjunctissime Amice; I Received Your's, dated April 17th., with the greatest Satisfaction: And Shall Esteem it no Small Part of Good-Fortune, to Mai... 21 May 1750From Cotton TuftsSr., With Pleasure I receivd yours of the 8th. Inst.(on the 12th) & am obligd to you for the same & heartily rejoice at your Prosperity, that from a ... 13 June 1750From William DowneRespected Friend, I understand by my Brothr. that You wrote to me by him but he left the Letter, nevertheless I now write you an Answer in the first ... 21 June 1750From Samuel HavenMy Dear Friend, It is an unusial pleasure that I enjoy while I assume my pen to renew a Correspondence with you which to my great grief has been so l... 19 July 1750From Samuel HavenDear Sr., Since I saw you I receiv'd yourswhich you won't wonder was very gratefull to me when I tel you, that every Thing that comes furnished with ... 10 August 1750From Gideon RichardsonDear Class-mate, I Received yours, of the 6th. Instant,with inexpressible Joy and Satisfaction, and must just tell you that I was very much Concerned... 21 August 1750From Samuel HavenDear Sr., Since I saw you I recev'd yours from Sudbury which tho' I had seen you so lately, yet gave me much pleasure in the perusal. I hope to be fa... 14 October 1750From Gideon RichardsonSir, Sir, After my Love to you, these may Serve to prove to you; that Altho, I could not wait on you when I was at Boston, Some time ago, yet I have ... 9 December 1750From James FreemanDear Sr. Robt., I recd. Two days ago yours of Novr. 14.Am glad to hear your in To go business at present, also that Friends &c. are all well. Am Sorr... 28 January 1751Agreement Between James Allen, Joseph Palmer and Robert Treat Paine Whereas we James Allen,Joseph Palmer, & Robert Treat Paine, have hired the good Sloop called the Success owned by Jacob Wade of Scituate, on a Voyage... 2 February 1751Robert Treat Paine's Sailing Orders Mr. Robert = Treat Paine, you having the Command of the Sloop Success, hired and Loaded by us & your Self at equall Thirds & now ready to sail; Our O... 1 March 1751To James Allen, Joseph Palmer, and Richard CranchGentlemen, After due Compliments to you all I shall proceed to give you a Summary of my Proceedings hitherto. I sat Sail from Boston February 5th. st... 12 March 1751To James Allen, Joseph Palmer, and Richard CranchGentlemen, Gentlemen, I wrote you a Letter Per Capt. Ling dated the 1st. Instant in which I informed you of my Passage & Arrival & some hints of the ... 29 July 1751To Henry SnoadSr., I heartily Embrace this my first oppertunity of paying my Respects to you, for your great Kindness to me while a Sojourner in Carolina, in perti... 13 August 1751To James FreemanDear Freind, The Anxiety I have for your welfare, & a desire to hear from you, are the great Motives of my present writing to you. You doubtless Reme... 26 August 1751From James FreemanDear Sir, I recd. Your letter Yesterday, tho: I had hear'd of your Arival before, but being much hurry'd and perplex'd, & not knowing but time and di... 23 September 1751To Joseph Palmer and Richard CranchGentlemen, I sailed from Boston the 5th. Instant & arrived at Philada. the 14th. I immediately Apply'd to Mr. John Mifflin with yr. Letters & underst... 23 September 1751To Joseph GreenleafSr., I am safe arrived at Philada. & in good health as I hope you & yr. Family are. I have been to Mr. Vanderspiegle about the Hops & he tells me tha... 26 September 1751To Joseph Palmer and Richard CranchGentlemen, The Bonds of Freindship & tyes of affection require me to inform you (who are able to bear it) of an Enterprize of mine, vizt. I have been... 1 November 1751To James AllenMr. James Allen, Since I left Boston I have been innoculated for the Small Pox & have got well over it. I design to be at Boston in a very short Time... 21 November 1751To Elizabeth WeymanMrs. Betsy, Having thro' the great Goodness of divine Providence thoroughly recovered my Health, I purpose to set out to Morrow Morning for Burlingto... 6 January 1752Robert Treat Paine to Voyage to No: Carolina Dr.Cr. 1751.For his Share of Naval Stores left in No. Carolina240001751By Sundrys for Cargo, Stores, &c.77436 By 1/3 of Portlidge Bill, hire of the V... 5 March 1752A Song ... 8 March 1752To Henry Darrall and Samuel DowneGentlemen, Since My Departure from Boston, I have wrote you twice one bearing Date Feby. 8th. from Holmes Hole; the other Ocacock Barr Feby. 25th. I ... 8 March 1752To William FisherSr., I have not as yet wrote you any thing concerning my Proceedings, not having had any thing very Material to write. I arrived at Bath the 3d. Inst... 9 March 1752To Joseph BalchSr., When I was at Newbern the last Year, I took a Note of Abra: Sheppard junr. of Contenecte for some Goods I sold him to the Value of £12.9.11 Proc... 9 March 1752To Abraham SheppardMr. Abra: Sheppard junr., I write this Letter concluding you will be at the Gen'rall Court. What I have to say to you is that the Note of Hand you En... 9 March 1752From James FreemanDear Cousin Robt:, I recd. some days ago your Lett: dated in Boston Decr. 29th 1751. I am very glad that you have had the Small Pox & that you had it... 12 March 1752To Francis KeepsSr., I am again come into the Country, & upon looking over my Books I find that there is due to me from you 26/8 Proc. it being so much I paid you fo... 18 March 1752From Henry SnoadSir, Sir, This acknowledges the receipt of your Favr. pr. Uncle Chauncy and with much pleasure was informed of your gaining your health, upon which I... 20 March 1752To Henry SnoadSr., The Season of the Year for getting of Naval Stores, expiring Apace; And as I am determin'd to be posses'd of a Load of Naval Stores before I wri... 26 March 1752To Henry Darrall and Samuel DowneGentlemen, Since my departure from Boston this is my fourth Letter but perhaps they may not have come to hand. I arrived at Bath the third Instant, a... 26 March 1752To William FisherSr., I wrote you dated the 8th. Instant. I have not as yet got yr. Tar; & I doubt I shall be pestered to get it speedily, for collecting Debts inthis... 26 March 1752To Joseph PalmerSr., Please to send me two Tables one of 4 feet Bed of Black Walnut, & the other 6 feet bed of Maple, let them be plain & strong. Likewise 12 Black W... 2 April 1752To Abraham SheppardMr. Abraham Sheppard, I wrote a Letter to you to Newbern thinking you would be at the Court there, but it miss'd of you. What I have to say is that t... 15 April 1752To Henry Darrall and Samuel DowneGentlemen, The last Letter I wrote you was dated March 26th Which I hope is come to hand, since wch. wth. vast difficulty I have Engaged the Whole of... 15 April 1752To William FisherSr., The last I wrote you was dated March 26th. since wch. I have been industriously employ'd in engaging my Load, & have compleated it. I cannot say... 15 April 1752To Joseph PalmerSr., I wrote you the 26th. of March, in which I desired you to send me two Tables, one of 4 feet Bed of Black Walnut & the other of 6 feet Bed of Map... 18 April 1752To Henry Darrall and Samuel DowneGentlemen, By Inquiry I find that there is 10 or 15 per Ct. Odds between the Blls. that us'd to be made, & the present full Gauge, wth. regard to the... 22 April 1752From Henry SnoadSir, Sir, Yours I Rec'd and am sorry to Inform you I look upon my self so weak as to be incapable to perform the Journey Proposed however when you go... 16 May 1752To Henry Darrall and Samuel DowneGentlemen, The last I wrote you was dated April 15th. which Letters I imagine are but lately come to yr. hands, it being some time after the Letters ... 16 May 1752William FisherSr., I wrote you last dated April 15th. at wch. Time I had Engaged all my Load, having had the promise of all yr. Tar from the people in whose hands ... 16 May 1752To Joseph PalmerSr., The last I wrote was dated April 15th. in wch. I desired you not to fail in sending the Tables mentioned in a letter, March 26, & desired you no... Enclosure Group 26 May 1752To Joseph Greenleaf, with enclosureDear Brother, Inclos'd is a Letter to the President of Harvard Colledge, which pray forward. It is to petition for my Degree. Pray enquire of some of... 26 May 1752Enclosure : To Edward HolyokeRevd. Sr., Not having Any Prospect of arriving at NEngland by the Usual Time of Solemnizing the Annual Commencement; with profound Respect, I present... 1 June 1752To Henry Darrall and Samuel DowneGentlemen, I take every Opportunity to inform you of my proceedings, but as I wrote at large by Capt. Bow'n; so I can not have Any thing Material now... 1 June 1752To Samuel DowneMr. Samll. Downes, After I had wrote a Letter to you in Company I very Accidentally heard of the Death of Mr. Darrall, the Greif I was affected with ... 1 June 1752To William FisherSr., I this day very Accidently heard of the Death of Mr. Darrall, which News was very Unacceptable to me, & as he is Dead I hope Sr. you will take m... 4 July 1752From William FisherSir, Finding an oppertunity here per Capt: Trowbridge I embrace it to inform you of the Scituation of our Carolina affairs in Boston, verry breifly a... 15 July 1752To Jeremiah VailSr., I understand this day by Mr. Balch that you have served a Writt upon Abra: Sheppard, & that he pretends to say that he can prove by Evidence tha... 20 July 1752To Samuel DowneSr., I cannot tell whether you have recd. Any of my Letters But however that is I have wrote many to you. I wrote you by Capt. Dunham, a Vessell char... 20 July 1752To William FisherSr., I hope before this Time you have dispatch'd a Vessell. If you have not yr. Interest calls aloud for it the Tar has been running out for a long T... 20 July 1752To Joseph GreenleafDear Brother & Sisters, What Circumstances you may be in, I don't know, but I hope not very bad. I have taken a great many Opportunitys to write to y... 20 July 1752To Joseph PalmerSr., I have been a long Time in very Uneasy Circumstances Expecting a Vessell. How the Matter may be I dont know, but I hope that if the Vessell be c... 22 July 1752From Joseph GreenleafDear Brother, If it be still true that "Good news from a far Country, is as cold water to a Thirsty Soul," I believe I have it in my power mightily t... 24 July 1752From Abigail Paine GreenleafDear Brother, Your absence at this time gives me great uneasyness for I am affraid you have taken the Disease so Common at this time of year in Carol... 25 July 1752From Samuel DowneSr., This being the First Opportunity, I have had of writing to you, since your Departure may serve to inform you, that I have recd. your Several fav... 20 August 1752From John SimpsonSr., I Wrote you the 18th. Inst. Per Mr. Duncan, Therein acquainting you of my Arrivall In the Sloop Ranger from Boston, Consigned to you by Orders f... 2 November 1752To Edward SalterSr., I leave with you Henry Snoad Esqrs. Obligation to me for £89.1.4 Procn., And an Order on him for the Ballance being £51. 2 which I doubt not you... 3 November 1752To Henry SnoadKind Sr., It may possibly be surprizing to you to find a Letter of so late a date, seeing you left me in the Country when you went out. But I have be... 11 November 1752To Edward SalterSr., I this day heard by Capt. Arthur (who had the News by a Vessell from Boston) that Mr. Snoad is dead & buried; in consequence of wch. I have sent... 5 January 1753From Joseph PalmerSr., your favour when you left Boston was £82.11.0 Old Tenor I paid for Caseing your Desk and Book Case 6.-- £76.11.0 O.T. Rest Due I shou'd be g... 17 January 1753To Richard CranchKind Sr., According to yr. desire, I apply'd to Mr. Brown for a Wheel, who took it hard that you should send Brass to buy one, expressing that you we... 31 January 1753From Richard CranchSr., I've recd. your favour of the 17th Inst. with the Wheel, and am very much oblig'd to you for your care in that affair, and to Mr. Brown for his ... 25 March 1753To Thomas SmithKind Sr., Notwithstanding the distance of Place & Time & the difference of Employments in the which We have been conversant, since I left Philadelphi... 25 March 1753To Stephen WoolleyBrother Wooley, Since I see you last at Philadelphia, I have been constantly Engag'd with heats & colds, Storms & Tempests, but amidst all my Fatigue... To Miss M. M. As I was musing the Other Night, by my Fire side, & preparing my Body to take that Refreshment which Nature calld aloud for, My Thoughts from thence ... 10 April 1753To Miss M. M. I think it a pity that any Freindship that has begun regularly & proceeded gradually & rationally should come to Nothing & be Extinct barely by dint ... 10 April 1753From Edward SalterDear Sr., Your severall favrs. of the 2d. & 18th. of Decr. and 10th. January Last I Received and Note the Contents. The book Case pr. Capt. Brown cam... 1 May 1753Thomas Paine to Richard CranchSir, Sir, I received yours, and in answer, I have no Resolution of going abroad quickly, And as to my Daughter, The great affair of matching her I (p... 7 May 1753To Dr. Walley ChauncySr., When I departed Carolina; I left my good Freind Mr. Snoad's Obligation in the Hands of Mr. Salter to transact for me during my absence, hoping f... 7 May 1753To Jeremiah VailSr., I hope by this Time the affair of Mr. Abra: Sheppard's is Settled, & as I expect in a very little Time to see Mr. Salter at Bath so I should be ... 7 May 1753To Edward SalterKind Sr., I recd. yrs. of April the 10 pr. Capt. Browne & am oblig'd to you for your Care relating to my affairs. I am exceeding sorry you have not S... 15 May 1753To Joseph PalmerSr., After various misticall Vicissitudes of Fate I am at last arrived to the Crisis of sailing for N. Carolina, Phiall & Cadiz, & in great Hurry wri... 15 May 1753From Henry LeddelCapt. Robert Treat Paine, You being master of the sloop Hannah, My Orders are, that you embrace the first Wind and sail for Edenton in North Carolina... 19 May 1753From Samuel DowneCapt. Paine, As you are bound to N Carolina should be glad, you would Collect Mr. Darrall part of the money due on Shephards note which is Eight Poun... 22 July 1753To Eunice PaineDear Eunice, Thanks be rendred I'm ready to sail; but o miserable I've a Boil on my Starboard Hip that torments me grievously; otherwise Enjoy Health... 22 July 1753To Thomas PaineHonored Sr., After a great deal of fatigue & Labour I have got my Vessell Loaded, but contrary to expectation she carries but 22 M of Pipe Staves in ... 23 July 1753To Solomon DavisCapt. Solomon Davis, Agreable to your desire Upon my first coming into this Country I made Enquiry concerning the price & the circumstances of a Vess... 23 July 1753To Henry LeddelGentlemen, Upon my first Arrival I wrote you by Capt. Emerson which I expect you have reced., since wch. Time have been Industriously Employ'd in loa... 8 August 1753To Henry Leddel and Isaac FreemanGentlemen, I have wrote you by Capt. Bartlet dated July 24th. which Letter you may not have recd. he not being come out of the Country at this Time, ... 16 September 1753To Henry LeddelSr., I sail'd from Ocacoe Barr on August 10th. & after a Calm passage of 36 days We anchored in Fayal Road on the 14 day of September. Upon Enquiry I... 18 September 1753To Thomas Paine I have just Time to inform you that after an exceeding passage of 36 days I am arrived at Fayal, but can by no means sell my cargo & therefore shall ... Translation Group 21 September 1753To Hyromima Sebastiana de AsisAd Dominam Gratiosissimam, Dona Hyromima Sebastiana de Asis, Quotiescumque calamum meum ad Chartam committere incipio, cor meum Statim deficit et ina... 21 September 1753TRANSLATIONTo the most gracious lady Dona Hyromima Sebastiana, As often as I begin to put my pen to paper, my heart straightway fails and orders me, very consci... 21 September 1753To Eunice PaineDear Sister Eunice, After a passage of 36 days I arrived here on the 13 Instant & find such a place as I cant possibly describe by Letter, but if uni... 8 November 1753To Isaac Freeman and Henry LeddelTo Mr. Henry Leddel, Sr., I conclude you have recd. the Letter I wrote you from Fayal by Capt. Webster, Dated Septr. 18. In which I informd you that ... 18 November 1753To Isaac Freeman and Henry LeddelGentlemen, I have wrote you from this place, by Capt. Aston who sailed for Boston Eight days past, in wch. I inform'd you of the great difficulty I m... 26 February 1754To Henry Kemp and William PickernGentlemen, The Kindness & Generosity wth. wch. you Entertaind me While at Cadiz Emboldens me to write to you from my Native Country presenting my Ack... 2 May 1754To Thomas PaineHonored Sr., I have not got my Vessell fit for the Sea & should have gone if the Weather permitted. Our freinds here enquire much yr. Welfare & treat... 3 May 1754To Eunice PaineDear sister Eunice, As I doubt not it will be agreable to you to hear from me so I write to you tho' I cant have much to say that is proper to be wro... 4 May 1754Agreement for Whaling Voyage on the Sloop Seaflower Whereas we the Subscribers, have Shiped our Selves on board the Sloop Seaflower, on a Voyage to be made toward Davis's Streights a Whaling; of which ... 5 May 1754To Miss H.D.: A Dream Agreable to my promise to you that I would send you some of my Thoughts, I now present you wth. a vision that has lately appeared to me, wch. as it a... Enclosure Group 2 October 1754To Thomas Paine, with EnclosureHonored Sr., By the fine wind & weather we had here after yr. departure we have some Reason to hope you had a pleasant Passage to Hallifax. The Mond... 2 October 1754Enclosure: Calvin Gay: Bill of Lading Shipped by the Grace of God, in good Order & well conditioned by Robert-Treat Paine in upon the good Sloop called the Sharp Pen Whereof is Master, un... 4 October 1754To Eunice PaineDear Eunice, I write this, expecting to send it by Cato; but not he whose Noble Soul inspired all Rome to glorious Deeds, & whose Regularity of Life ... 12 October 1754From an Unidentified Correspondent Dreadfull Tir'd, No not tir'd neither, Flustered I beleive it is. Been to Meeting to hear Mr, Whitefeild at Docr. Sewalls, a very full house but not ... 13 October 1754To Eunice PaineDear Sister, I received yr. kind Epistle by Mr. Palmer & should have Answered it by him, but his Sudden Departure after its coming to hand, prevented... 19 October 1754To Eunice PaineDear Eunice, I Expected this morning to have gone wth. Mr. Willard for Lancaster, but yesterday Sundry Persons arrived from the Cape that I have spok... 30 October 1754To Richard Cranch and Samuel QuincyMy Lords, Agreable to the Precedent of the Times I presume to begin my Epistle wth. an hurrangue on precious Self, wch. at present is so confused, so... To Richard Cranch Should I tell you that the world was a Scene of constant vicissitudes, I doubt not you'd readily reply, who knows not this, but still, self evident a... 23 November 1754To Eunice PaineDear Eunice, I recd. yrs. & note the Contents, but have not leisure at present to enlarge. Respecting Cato, I advise not to have him dismis'd from th... 10 December 1754To Thomas PaineHonored Sir, I Recd. yrs. per Capts. Triffery & Gay; In the last of which you complain of our neglecting to write by Capt. Nickols, the Reason of whi... 11 December 1754To Richard CranchDear Sr., I am just return'd from Falmouth & enquired wth. big Expectations for yr. Letter, especially wn. my Sister return'd, but for Answer I recie... 16 December 1754To Theodora DyerMadam, Imagining from the few appearances you make abroad in the World & yr. natural serious disposition that you are disposed for the retiremt. of a... 25 December 1754To Richard CranchRefined Freind, It is a trite Observation with us, that a great part of our happiness here consists in hope & Expectation, & I believe it is equally ... 13 January 1755To Richard CranchDear Sr., If the Inclemencies of the Weather had not prevented, I purposed to have spent the last Sabbath wth. you, Intending to have laid up my Wint... 16 January 1755To Thomas PaineHond. Sr., I recd. yr. Letters by Capt. Homer. Am sorry to hear of yr. Indisposition, wch. I hope is only a Seasoning to the Climate. I wrote you lar... 12 February 1755To Eunice PaineDear Eunice, These come by the first Oppertunity wch. I hope will find you in better health than I left you. We had a very muddy Journey up, but I so... 12 February 1755Prayer at a Wedding O most holy great & merciful Lord our God, we Adore thee as the Author of every good & perfect Gift. We Adore thee as our Creator & bountifull Benefa... 14 February 1755From Joseph GreenleafRevd. Sr., I had the pleasure of hearing yr. Entertaining Letter read Last Eveng. & it rais'd in my mind an indescribable unnam'd affection or someth... 17 February 1755To Eunice PaineDear Eunice, I recd. the things & Letters by Capt. Richardson. I am sorry that Cato has left the Point before another place was found for him, but ho... 14 March 1755From Richard CranchDear Friend, When great natural abilities, embellish'd with every "polite an and beautifying Science," are employ'd on the Side of Virtue and Religio... 17 March 1755To Abigail Paine GreenleafDear Sister, The decency & civility of almost all Ages have supported the endearing practice of complaisant presents & acknowledgements between those... 18 March 1755From Abigail Paine GreenleafDear Brother, I this day Rec'd your kind present and am the more Oblig'd Since you happened upon a point of Christian duty that I am so often ponderi... 24 March 1755To Eunice PaineDear Eunice, I have recd. many of yr. Epistles wh. I esteem as real favrs. & as serviceable ones. I learn more of the transactions of Boston by yr. a... 24 March 1755From Timothy HarringtonSr., Upon reading the first Chapt. in Heineccius, the following Queries (whether connected with that Subject, or not) occurr'd. Viz. I. Whether the A... To Timothy HarringtonRevd. Sr., I recd. yr. favr., (for such I esteem all assistance to an unprejudiced Enquiry after Truth). As to yr. Queerys, if you have the copy, or ... 27 March 1755From Joseph GreenleafDear brother, I must Confess myself one Letter in yr. debt, which had I had time I should have discharg'd before now but methinks 'tis too Cerimoniio... 29 April 1755From Abel WillardMr. Paine Sr:, The Pleasures of a Town life I must confess are great, but tis not them that detain me here, for I had rather retire to the most Solat... 30 April 1755From Joseph GreenleafDear Treat, This day I've recd. a pr. of your Letters but shan't pretend to answer Either of them being as you Insinuate Lazy, & what to write I can'... From Samuel QuincyRevd. Sr., Having lately come across some hierogliphik letters that pass'd between two of yr. Classmates, & knowing you have a knack at Unravelling m... 3 May 1755For a Friend to His Mistress It is with the greatest pleasure I always take my Pen in hand to write to you, for tho' it affords me none of your agreable Conversation except by Im... 5 May 1755For a Friend Taking Leave of His Mistress I received yr. favr. & wth. pleasure I note the contents, & it is with much reluctance I now write you my farewell Letter for the present. But you ma... 6 May 1755To Samuel Quincy ... 6 May 1755To Samuel QuincySr. Laureat, I recd. yr. hierogliphical Epistles, & unravell'd it not because my Knack is so penetrating, but the Mistery So superficial; but I am no... From Samuel QuincyAdam Sheth Enoch, Not long since I had the Honor of your Epistle from Confusion City, and tho' clouded with the metaphorical Disguise of "crooked Flo... 9 May 1755To Eunice PaineDear Eunice, Last Evning recd. yr. Letter. Am exceeding sorry to find you engag'd in such Meloncholly Circumstances of Health. Yr. serious & thoughtf... 10 May 1755From Joseph GreenleafDear Sr., I'm vastly obliged to you for your most Ingenuous Letter (in answer to my last) which was, I dare say it, without a fault and intirely Cons... 3 June 1755From Gawen BrowneMr. Paine Sir, The great satisfaction you gave me last Night, makes me think of You this Morning with Pleasure, & no Wonder, for this is what I have ... 3 June 1755To Gawen Browne Hold fast, mistaken Man least while with Vain presumption You lavish all your Praises a Recompence of Gratitude, You sacrifice to him who once with c... 10 June 1755To George LeonardSr., After presenting my respects & Compliments to yr. Family wishing the restauration & Establishmt. of health, I proceed to entertain you with the ... 16 June 1755From Edward FlintDear Friend, It is with the Utmost pleasure that I Now Employ my hand and pen, for the distance of place interposing betwixt us Causes me to address ... 19 June 1755To Eunice PaineDear Eunice, I conclude you returnd to Boston by this time, & should be glad if you would send by Mr. Willard, the things I left a Memorandum of with... 1 July 1755From Abigail Paine GreenleafDear Brother, It wou'd be with great pleasure that I write to you if I Could Collect my thoughts and throw them into any kind of order but my Curcums... 2 July 1755From Abel WillardSir, Your Question you sent to Cushing is unconstruable by us. Therefore I should be glad if you wd. send it in English since it will procure him so ... 5 July 1755To Samuel QuincySr., I recd. yr. Engaging Adress & with An inexpressible Eagerness skipt over its Harmonious Numbers & well tun'd Accents. The Elegance of the Expres... 5 July 1755To Samuel QuincyDr. Sr., * recd. on Fast day morning before breakfast ... 7 July 1755From Joseph CushingSr., Pursuant to your Request I went to Taylor Allen when Capt. Levi was Down & Questioned him as to your Jacket &c. upon which he Told me they were ... 19 July 1755To Eunice PaineDear Eunice, Arrived safe, convers'd an hour wth. Doctor Sprague concerning you, & find that I had a tolerable Idea of yr. Circumstances. I mention'd... 27 July 1755To Eunice PaineDear Eunice, Since I left you at Boston I recd. a Letter you had wrote me. I have neither Time nor ability to express the warmth it occasioned in my... 7 August 1755To George LeonardSr., Since I saw you last, I have ruminated on the important question you put to me, & being mindfull of the promise I made to answer it, I shall now... 8 August 1755Robert Treat Paine's Commission as Chaplain Spencer Phips Esqr. Lieutenant Governour and Commander in Chief in and over his Majestys Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England. To Robert ... 17 August 1755From Edward FlintDear Friend, Altho' you was Not Kind Enough to Return an Answer to my former yet I Gladly Embrace this oppertunity, hoping herby to Extort a Line or ... 29 August 1755From Abigail Paine GreenleafDear Brother, Since I have an opertunity of Conveying a few lines to you I shall take the freedom of writing what I did not chuse to speak, lest I sh... To Samuel QuincyDear Samll., The constant remembrance and inexpressible regard I have for you, extorts from me these Lines tho' in the midst of hurry and preparation... 5 September 1755From Abigail Paine GreenleafDear Brother, Man being made a Soociable Creature and Endued with Rational facultys renders it absolutely nessesary in order to his Felicity here; to... 9 September 1755From Joseph GreenleafBrother Treat, I perceive per Colo. Willard that you are yet at Lancaster and in good health. I hope yr. Courage will Increase as the time of yr. app... 10 September 1755From Joseph CushingDr. Sr., Understanding from the Coll: that your are about Traviling & having a Desere to Send you my hearty wishes that all your Labours might be cro... 26 September 1755From John MellenSr., I Suppose before the time you are arrivd at the Camp, & have gratefied your Curisosity in many points wch. we are Denyd. I could wish to be with... 29 September 1755From Abel WillardMr: Concellor Sr., These (by Mr. White), I send just to let you know that I still continue a Tenant at Sufferance in the great Hall you and I Possess... 30 September 1755From Joseph BlanchardDear Sr., I have been Pleased ever Since You Was at Albany with the thots. of Being at the Camp till Last Night When I Reced. Absolute orders from m... 30 September 1755From Edward FlintWorthy Friend, Yesterday, just as the Sun took its flight I Received Those Cordial Lines which you was Pleased to favour me with and now Robs the sic... 1 October 1755To Edward FlyntDear Sir, I recd. yr. Epistle; It was agreable to me to hear from you, but yet unpleasant to hear the Encroachmts. wch. Genrall Hippo makes on your U... 6 October 1755From Edward FlintDr. Bob: Sr:, I Receiv'd, both your former and Latter favour the former of which Immediatly Return'd an Answer to, and wonder you have Never Receiv'd... 10 October 1755From Edward FlintReverd. Sr:, I have receiv'd two Letters from, and, Never have had oppertunity to Return an answer to Either, till Now, which joyfully I Embrace. You... 13 October 1755From Edward FlintDr: Sr:, Pardon my not wrighting before, Twas owing to Scarcety of Paper, but having found a piece to put it to the Best Use I Can, Even to Acquaint ... 14 October 1755To Abel WillardDr. Abel, I shall now report the Case as it stands between Mr. Anglia & Mrs. Gallia. The high Court of Mars was sat & was opn'd before I arrived, & b... 28 October 1755From Levi WillardBrother Paine, with pleasure I Imbrace this Opportunity to write. You mention'd in your letter to me you tho't their was not any thing Engage my tho'... Allegorical Description of the Camp at Lake GeorgeSr., Well knowing your natural Curiosity, & the pleasure you take in the discription of foreign parts, I undertake to describe to you some Observatio... 5 November 1755From Samuel QuincyDear Friend, I shall not take the trouble of Introducing this Epistle with any formal Expressions of my Regards for You, being well persuaded that yo... 10 November 1755To Joseph GreenleafDear Brother & Sisters, I have recd. one Letter from Eunice, except which have had no Line from you, but heard your Welfare lately from Mr. Abel Will... 16 November 1755Sermon: There is a Time for War, and a Time of Peace This World is a changing uncertain Scene, we can turn our Eyes no where but we see the marks of unconstancy, decay & perpetual Variableness. The Sun ... 21 November 1755From Sylvanus ConantVery Dear Sir! I ketch a moment to write you a word that our begun aquaintance may not be Lost but Cultivated. It was a great Satisfaction to me that... 25 November 1755Reasons for Discontinuing the Expedition Against Crown Point Reasons why tis not thought adviseable to proceed this fall agt. Crown Point or Ticconderogo. So that upon the whole we think it best not to proceed... 2 January 1756To Thomas PaineHonored Sr., I have just time to present my Duty to you & inform you, that since the middle of Septr. last, I have been in the Army toward Crown Poin... 10 January 1756To Eunice PaineDear Eunice, I begin to write, expecting to send it by Capt. Ford, but wt. I am about to write I know not. However this may serve to assure you I thi... 12 January 1756Joseph Cushing to Abel WillardDr: Sr As to news Sir I Refer you to our Good friend Treat for my own Part I know none. All things Remaining even as they were men Pursuing their Vic... 2 February 1756From Samuel QuincyDr. Sir, Upon reflecting on the modern Modes of Deportment, I have been lately almost tempted, to credit an Observation I have met with some where, T... 7 March 1756To Eunice PaineDear Eunice, Whither these will find you gallanting at Boston, or spinning at Weymouth I care not, if so be they find you, in any tolerable measure o... 12 March 1756From Samuel QuincyDear Friend, Once more I set down to write you, and this once will be the last. The Scene will be soon changed, & a long, blank Cessation yawn in the... 5 April 1756To Eunice PaineDear Eunice, I have not heard from you since I saw you. I hope you find better Company or Employment. I fancy these pleasant days you Romp it merrily... 6 April 1756From Abigail Paine GreenleafDear Brother, Nothing short of the obligation you lay me under by your Concern for my welfare &c., could force me to undertake writing at this time. ... 17 April 1756To Eunice PaineDear Eunice, Since I wrote you last I have recd. two Epistles from you, but the last written I recd. first. I this day received one bearing date Marc... 26 June 1756Thomas Paine to His ChildrenMy Children, It is my Will & desire that the half of the Still house & all the Notes that have been taken in either of yr. Names from my Debtors be a... 23 July 1756From Joseph PalmerDear Sir, I heartily wish you a pleasant & successful Journey, & safe return. Inclosed is the Note of Hand, which I've endorsed, but shall leave the ... To Miss A. L. The great Regard I pay to my Promises (or perticularly to the Ladys) emboldens me at this time to address you, phaps. in an Unexpected Manner. You do... 2 August 1756From James FreemanSir, By C. Nicoll I recd. yours but no accot. where you are or where you would direct me to send to you. I have found 2d Vol. Aliens Synopsis Medicin... 7 August 1756From James FreemanSir, By Capt. Metcalf 2 days ago I wrote you, and wrote it under Cover to Capt. Jones. I wrote you word that I had Taken a Coppy of that Rect. of Jam... 20 August 1756From James FreemanSir, I have only time to tell you that I have red. your last. Dont Send any Thing Till your order. Pray you to see and talk with Capt Jones aboute th... Enclosure Group 27 August 1756From James Freeman, with EnclosureSir, Yours by my wife dated Augt. 1756 is now before me. Ere this comes to hand you will Doubtless hear that your Father is with Capt. Jones and thro... 27 August 1756EnclosureJames Freeman: Inventory of Goods of Thomas Paine ... 27 August 1756To George LeonardSr., I watchfully expected you to Town this Term, but to my Sorrow am disappointed. Be that as it will I hope you have not been destitute of happines... From James FreemanSir, These by Capt. Homer. Advise that my Family are well. I Expect Capt. Knox in every day. Send me word whether I shall Sue him or let him go oute ... 13 September 1756From Abigail Paine GreenleafDear Brother, Being in want obliges me to apply to you. Father is I think upon the whole better & Docr. Tuffts gives great incouragment that he Can b... 28 September 1756From Joseph GreenleafBrother Paine, Yr. father continues as bad as ever, his Nights are rather worse. The Night before last was so bad that yr. Sister was call'd up five ... 20 September 1756Description of a Ball Whoever is Acquainted wth. the various scenes of Life is Sensible that an absolute confinemt. to any one without a taste of others is very unpleasant... 1 October 1756To Eunice PaineMy Eunice, I think the nearer we approach the less we know of one Another. I've recd. no Letter form you since I left Lancaster. Perhaps you're afrai... 12 October 1756From James FreemanSir, These come by Capt: Jones. Advise you that I have recd. yours by Capt. Homer, not that you wrote by Phillips. I have not done anything with Capt... On the Death of Nathaniel Smibert On Wednesday last departed this Life Mr. Nathl. Smibert after a short Illness in the 22d. Year of his Age; he was the 2d. Son of the late Mr. John Sm... 4 November 1756ToRichard Cranch?Dear Sr., I heartily grieve that after so long a cessation of writing, so Melancholly An Occasion should call upon me to resume my Pen. Our Freind is... 12 November 1756To Eunice PaineDear Eunice, These by Mr. Greenleaf. I have wrote several, hope you have recd. them. I am in necessity to have something done abt. them shirts. I bel... 6 December 1756From William CushingMy Friend, Perhaps it may not be disagreeable to hear some particulars (not to Say particularities) of Last Week's Ordination which if it did not end... 9 December 1756From Abel WillardDear Sr., I Recd. yours dated 9 & 17 Nov. & what was Inclosed in the Same, I should have answered you before, but Business of another kind prevented.... 10 December 1756From Abigail Paine GreenleafDear Brother, It wou'd be a great pleasure to me if I cou'd find in myself a Capacity to write a Rational letter but alass! I am so incumbred with th... 13 December 1756From Joseph GreenleafDear Treat, I must be still Troublesome to you. I want you to Inquire of Sprague how soon the money's Like to be ready & when I must come to Boston. ... 20 December 1756From James FreemanSir, This to Come by C. Jones. I have received yours of Octor. 27th. & Novr. 10th. In the first you Desir'd me to send you your Fathers Feild Bedsted... 21 December 1756To John DyerSr., I have waited long for an Oppertunity of writing to you & am uncertain how I shall send this. I make bold to write to you as being more known th... 28 December 1756From Joseph GreenleafSr., 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 Sa...