Zaccheus Collins letter to Thomas Rotch, Lynn 5 mo 14th 1817

               
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                  Lynn 5 mo 14th 1817
  Esteemed Friend    
                      Our Friends Thomas Reed and
  Thomas Roach
                   Richard Breed Arrived home the
  7th Instant in good health and from the description they
  give of the Country and the prospect of my
  bettering myself I have concldued to remove and
  settle in the town of Kendal or its Neighbourhood
  and shall feel myself much obliged to thee for
  thy advice respecting my Removal and what articles
  of Furniture will be proper for me to bring from here.
        Please to let me know whether I can get
  suitable tools for the Blacksmiths Business such as
  anvils vices and Bellows Anvils here are worth 11.per lb
  20. pr lb Bellows new $30 - if thee can procure
  the above named articles at a fair price I wish
  thee to Purchase them for me.
        Please to give me the price of Barr iron and
  Steel and whether it can be got at all times
  without much difficulty. 
         Please to give me the price of work per lb
  and the quantity of iron I shall be likely to
  work in a year and whether I can get a house for
  my Family an a Shop to work in-
      I can make Scale Beams Steelyards, axes
  hoes Augers, Chissels farming utensials mill
  Irons Saws excepted all kinds of Iron work for
  machinery by Patterns.