N.P. Atkinson letter to Thomas Rotch, Wheeling, February 11th, 1817

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                     Wheeling Feby 11th 1817
  Friend Rotch
                  Yours of the 19th of Jany
  was duely recd you say its out of your power
           me
  to assist ^ this I much regret & am under the
  humiliating necessity of renewing my request
  with such variations as may be within your
  power to comply with I would not beg for
                                purposes
  favours that was only to answers^of speculation
  but I beg for assistance to pay my honest debts
  since I wrote you last I have had a line from
  the man in N York whom I owe. He accuses me
  of not doing as well as was in my power & says he
  will positive [illegible] me to the payment immedi
  ately if I do not pay him a part of whats his due
   & it would be like death to me to be sued
  at this time. I therefore most fervently entreate of you
  to assist me to a draft of 300$ on N York or some
  other place so that it might answer my debt there
  I must be that you could get a draft to that amount
  answered there among some of your friends. I would be
  sure to pay you at shearing time either in wool