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Respected Friend Boston February 1st 1796
Thomas Rotch
Your favour of the 1st month but no date came to hand, observe what you say respecting the Candles pr Tinkham, I had entertained an idea that you had make the second shipment by him, the Bill of Lading for the 92 Boxes on Acct W R & S of 21 Boxes on yr own A/c being accidentally laid before me as I was writing my first Letter to you, by which means occasioned this mistake; I duly recd thou 112 Boxes pr Tinkham & advised you thereof, as also forwarded you in my Letter with account Currt, the Acct, Sales of the 21