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01. London 13th Sept[ember] 1684
02. S[i]r
03. Yours of the 2th of this Instant Receved am very glaid to hear
04. that your all in good health sinc I com thither I have done as much in
05. this affair as cane be done who yesterday went along w[i]t[h] Mr Chislie &
06. Ellis & gave my Oath that I should pay all my Brothers Debts & that
07. this Letter Will to my knouledge was the treu Will of my Brother John
08. & they tooke Chislie & Ellis Cationers for my paying of the forsaid

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09. debts being hire the form S[i]r I have done nothing w[i]t[h]out Mr Donnaldsons
10. advise who is a very knouing man & a kind who Caried me along to his Lauor
11. who does our busines so s[i]r I have nothing nou to doe butt deliver up the
12. peapers to thir tuo Gentlmen w[i]t[h] a Letter of Acturny & Receve of them accor-
13. ding to your Command in your Letter (of the above written dett) to me Now
14. S[i]r this business is putt in such ordor that when ever Captane Bennet arrives
15. who is dayly expected thir tuo Gentelmen will be in a Capacity to perseu if

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16. payment denayed as you wer hire your self S[i]r I asseur you ther can be no
17. further account given you as yett of my Brothers death than what you have
18. heard for s[i]r ther is no ships com from thos pleases wher my Brother
19. was as yett this seson nether is ther any ever reported his death hire bott
20. that Duncan Glen whos Report as to my Brothers death is hire by many
21. believed bot in sum other things its thought he may have spoken amise for
22. Mr Donnalson informs me that when ever any person dayes aboard or ashore

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23. thos long Voyadges the Captan presently seases his goods & if he be ane honest
24. man Carries all the goods befor the Mast & befor wittneses books them that he may
25. make a true account at home Coming to his friends which s[i]r he tells me he
26. doubts not bot P[ete]r Bennet may doe the Like for he hes had dealing w[i]t[h] hem
27. thos many years We cannot gett tryall of any of P[ete]r Bennets ouners nether
28. if he be maried hire in London bot houever s[i]r when ever he arrives it
29. will be presently knoun to Chislie & Elles