Jacob Barker business letter to Thomas Rotch 3 mo 18th 1809

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  Dear Uncle             New York 3 mo 18th 1809
                I have for a long time intended
  writing thee but put if off from day to day
  without any good or sufficent reason, which
  thee will please excuse, the cordage fame
  to had in good order & very much to my
  satisfaction please receive my thanks for thy
  attention thereto & command my services
  in turn when ever thee may have occasion,
  by accident I have heard that on thy way
  home from Middletown thy unfortunate
  met a wagging in the night when it was
 to dark that neither could get out of the
  rode reasonable to escape without damage
  & that one or two horses were last in the
  reincounter, therefore I have to request
  thee will inform me the value of such
  horse or horses & I will send thee the amt
  as it is quite enough for me to have
  thy services gratus without thy being
  otherways damaged by serving me
  I should have been better pleased if
  thee had informed me the particu-
  lars as I cannot consent for thee to be
  a sufferer by thy Voyage to Middletown