William Rotch, Jr. letter to Thomas Rotch, New Bedford 5 mo 27. 1801

               
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                         New Bedford 5 mo 27 1801
  Dear Brother
             I have just recd a draft from Ebe, H Mix
  dated Isle of Georgia February 26. 1801 upon Cowles, Deming
  Cowles & Co Farmington in favour of Howes Swain endorsed
  to me, for $281.66/100 at 30 days after sight, knowing no one
  nearer than thyself, I solicit thy attention in sending
  by some careful hand for Collection, and if honoured
  advise me thereof & place to the Credit of my Acct
  J Hoeg left us this morning for Providence after visiting
  Nantucket a second time, & fixing with Jos Wing to join him
  there agin at the Quy Meeting to go to St Johns Island of
  Nova Scotia -  We are all in usual health ~
  Last 6th day evening abt Sunset Peleg Hattleston while
  milking in his barn was in an awful & momentary man
                      by Lightning
  -ner deprived of Life ^ the end of the Barn was torn to pieces
  in a wonderful manner a horse & cow killed and
  a horse standing between those two, left unhurt. it
  appears to have had serious effect upon many, and the
  funeral which was between Meetings on first day was
                          here
  the largest I have seen ^ since residing in this place.
    he had latterly several times expressed his apprehension
  of his approaching desolution, which was spoken off by J Hoeg
  at a meeting at Acushnet 10 days before as a probable event
  to some one present which appeared to take deep hold of Peleg's
  mind at the time & he remark'd upon it the same day at S Hathaway