A-258-10
Nantucket 7 mo 14th 1809
Dear Cousin
Thos Rotch Enclosed thou hast a receipt for tow
thousand & fifty six pounds of sheep's wool pr Hezekiah
Coleman; have nearly compleated the quantity of three
thousand; as thy brother wrote me he had no expectation
of any from Nashaun & desired I would purchase the
other thousand shall forward it under care of Wm Brown
who is in expectation of paying a part or the whole
amt bur cannot say which at present; I shall forward
an invoice by Brown: I have purchas'd about 550 lb at
2/4 the remainder at 2/6 Shall write thee again soon
in the interior am thy affectionate Cousin
Wm macy