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2 / 2Honered Mother
Boston the 15[?] of the 6 mo 1703
The 14 of this instance I recd a Letter
by thy requests from my Sister ann by which I
am informed of the recpt of my Third Letter am
Sorry my former Should miskarrey I take notis as to
what my Sister wrights of what thy mind is cons__[?]
supling my Selfe with what is Nessesarey for my Trade
Though it be such a dire[?] time with the Gold Smith
as ever [?][?][?] prevale with any
of them to part with their Twols if in Case I could
prevaile with any of them I question not but thay
would aske a hundred or a hundred and fifty pounds
when I con beter Suplie my Selfe with what is
most Convenant for my Trade for a third part of
the money in England I see not such grate in Coragement
to be in hast to give such an Extravegent
prises for Twoles Though Could ben glad to a goting
some on reasonable termes Seing I cannot I entende for
London in the Spring if times be any beter then thay
are the Later end of this month or the begining of the next I entend
to Sett forward on my Jorney home-wards hoping to see
you by our yearly Meating I expect to have D Zachary
Compenny Some part of the way his going all the way
by Land and thy horse being at Long ISLand is the oceat[?]
of our parting or other wase Should have had his
Compenny thrw out I was wish D Zachary at Salem
Munthly Meating Last fifth Day friend their are
Genarall well Tho Maule and his femely Desires
to be remembered to you all he was very bessey about[?]
Loding a Sloope with bords for father the Marster
Name is Deane who will Sale with in a weeks time
I am glad to hear that all our Ships are arived Except
one the which I hope is safe never ave sell of the
five Sale that thay Expect in here is yett arived wch
is two much to be feard thay are taken this Day a
Shipe arived from Soyall[?] having about forty pipes
of wine on bord She brings prety much nuse as
I am in formed but Cannot thoroly underStand the
pticulers being yett Come in I Shall give thee
a Short account of the bad Nuse that we
Honered Mother
Boston th<sup>e</sup> <unclear>15</unclear> of th<sup>e</sup> 6 <sup>mo</sup> <und>1703</und>
<p-bgn>The 14 of this instance I rec<sup>d</sup> a Letter
by thy requests from my Sister ann by which I
am informed of the recp<sup>t</sup> of my Third Letter am
Sorry my former Should miskarrey I take notis as to
what my Sister wrights of what thy mind is <unclear>cons__</unclear>
supling my Selfe with what is Nessesarey for my Trade
Though it be such a <unclear>dire</unclear> time with the Gold Smith
as ever <ill><ill><ill> prevale with any
of them to part with their Twols if in Case I could
prevaile with any of them I question not but thay
would aske a hundred or a hundred and fifty pounds
when I con beter Suplie my Selfe with what is
most Convenant for my Trade for a third part of
the money in England I see not such grate in Coragement
to be in hast to give such an Extravegent
prises for Twoles Though Could ben glad to a goting
some on reasonable termes Seing I cannot I entende for
London in the Spring if times be any beter then thay
are the Later end <add>of this month</add> or the begining of the next I entend
to Sett forward on my Jorney home-wards hoping to see
you by our yearly Meating I expect to have D Zachary
Compenny Some part of the way his going all the way
by Land and thy horse being at Long ISLand is the <unclear>oceat</unclear>
of our parting or other wase Should have had his
Compenny thrw out I was wish D Zachary at Salem
Munthly Meating Last fifth Day friend their are
Genarall well Tho Maule and his femely Desires
to be remembered to you all he was very bessey <unclear>about</unclear>
Loding a Sloope with bords for father the Marster
Name is Deane who will Sale with in a weeks time
I am glad to hear that all our Ships are arived Except
one the which I hope is safe never ave sell of the
five Sale that thay Expect in here is yett arived w<sup>ch</sup>
is two much to be feard thay are taken this Day a
Shipe arived from <unclear>Soyall</unclear> having about forty pipes
of wine on bord She brings prety much nuse as
I am in formed but Cannot thoroly underStand the
pticulers being yett Come in I Shall give thee
a Short account of the bad Nuse that we
Boston th<sup>e</sup> <unclear>15</unclear> of th<sup>e</sup> 6 <sup>mo</sup> <und>1703</und>
<p-bgn>The 14 of this instance I rec<sup>d</sup> a Letter
by thy requests from my Sister ann by which I
am informed of the recp<sup>t</sup> of my Third Letter am
Sorry my former Should miskarrey I take notis as to
what my Sister wrights of what thy mind is <unclear>cons__</unclear>
supling my Selfe with what is Nessesarey for my Trade
Though it be such a <unclear>dire</unclear> time with the Gold Smith
as ever <ill><ill><ill> prevale with any
of them to part with their Twols if in Case I could
prevaile with any of them I question not but thay
would aske a hundred or a hundred and fifty pounds
when I con beter Suplie my Selfe with what is
most Convenant for my Trade for a third part of
the money in England I see not such grate in Coragement
to be in hast to give such an Extravegent
prises for Twoles Though Could ben glad to a goting
some on reasonable termes Seing I cannot I entende for
London in the Spring if times be any beter then thay
are the Later end <add>of this month</add> or the begining of the next I entend
to Sett forward on my Jorney home-wards hoping to see
you by our yearly Meating I expect to have D Zachary
Compenny Some part of the way his going all the way
by Land and thy horse being at Long ISLand is the <unclear>oceat</unclear>
of our parting or other wase Should have had his
Compenny thrw out I was wish D Zachary at Salem
Munthly Meating Last fifth Day friend their are
Genarall well Tho Maule and his femely Desires
to be remembered to you all he was very bessey <unclear>about</unclear>
Loding a Sloope with bords for father the Marster
Name is Deane who will Sale with in a weeks time
I am glad to hear that all our Ships are arived Except
one the which I hope is safe never ave sell of the
five Sale that thay Expect in here is yett arived w<sup>ch</sup>
is two much to be feard thay are taken this Day a
Shipe arived from <unclear>Soyall</unclear> having about forty pipes
of wine on bord She brings prety much nuse as
I am in formed but Cannot thoroly underStand the
pticulers being yett Come in I Shall give thee
a Short account of the bad Nuse that we
we have from the Easteard of Severall towns being
taken and bourned a hundred and fifty some say two
hundred persons being Distroyed and taken captive
Captive by the Indiands and friench togeather which
Came from Canada and that way the number of Indiands
and french to geather are saposed to be betwen three
and fore hundred and our Indiands home thay made
peace with of which I saw two of the Cheafe
a bout three weeks agoe in town who was made much
of by the Governer thay Coming in pretence of making
peace after the Governer [?] cloth[?] them and helpt
them to amminishin nosoner had this barnbarean &
the other Indiand gott to the Eastard but thay
Joynes them Selves with these other Indiands and is
the in Leader of all this mishcheafe we have
account that thay are very barbarus and Cruell so
as to rost some alive wimin ripte open and other
cruilties that may be menchened but as yete we
have not exact account yett but by the next [?]
hope to give you a fuller accot of these their transresions
which Indead has ben very barbarus this has
put Some in mind of Tho Tomson Provesie which
be fore was redy to make amock and a skofe at it
which was as folows as I have ben informed by
Severall Credeble persons That some parts of New
England Should be Dunge with the Carkeses of men
by the savage Indiands and more over to Conferme it
Sd he if it be not soe then when you hear I am
dead then you may wright over my grave hear lies
a false profite which profisie I think in measure
is full filled for thay Dair not venter out to bury the
Dead for fear Leas thay should be shot this far I
have given the a short account of things being in
hast I shall Conclude hoping these may find thee
with father & Brother &. Sisters well as I Bless
god I am at this my wrighting So with my Duty
to thy selfe and father Love to Brother and sisters
I shall subscribe thy ever Dutifull son
Francis Richardson we have from the Easteard of Severall towns being
taken and bourned a hundred and fifty some say two
hundred persons being Distroyed and taken <del>captive</del>
Captive by the Indiands and friench togeather which
Came from Canada and that way the number of Indiands
and french to geather are saposed to be betwen three
and fore hundred and our Indiands home thay made
peace with of which I saw two of the Cheafe
a bout three weeks agoe in town who was made much
of by the Governer thay Coming in pretence of making
peace after the Governer <ill> <unclear>cloth</unclear> them and helpt
them to amminishin nosoner had this barnbarean &
the other Indiand gott to the Eastard but thay
Joynes them Selves with these other Indiands and is
the in Leader of all this mishcheafe we have
account that thay are very barbarus and Cruell so
as to rost some alive wimin ripte open and other
cruilties that may be menchened but as yete we
have not exact account yett but by the next <ill>
hope to give you a fuller acco<sup>t</sup> of <del>these</del> their transresions
which Indead has ben very barbarus this has
put Some in mind of Tho Tomson Provesie which
be fore was redy to make amock and a skofe at it
which was as folows as I have ben informed by
Severall Credeble persons That some parts of New
England Should be Dunge with the Carkeses of men
by the savage Indiands and more over to Conferme it
Sd he if it be not soe then when you hear I am
dead then you may wright over my grave hear lies
a false profite which profisie I think in measure
is full filled for thay Dair not venter out to bury the
Dead for fear Leas thay should be shot this far I
have given the a short account of things being in
hast I shall Conclude hoping these may find thee
with father & Brother &. Sisters well as I Bless
god I am at this my wrighting So with my Duty
to thy selfe and father Love to Brother and sisters
I shall subscribe thy ever Dutifull son<p-end>
Francis Richardson
Francis Richardson we have from the Easteard of Severall towns being
taken and bourned a hundred and fifty some say two
hundred persons being Distroyed and taken <del>captive</del>
Captive by the Indiands and friench togeather which
Came from Canada and that way the number of Indiands
and french to geather are saposed to be betwen three
and fore hundred and our Indiands home thay made
peace with of which I saw two of the Cheafe
a bout three weeks agoe in town who was made much
of by the Governer thay Coming in pretence of making
peace after the Governer <ill> <unclear>cloth</unclear> them and helpt
them to amminishin nosoner had this barnbarean &
the other Indiand gott to the Eastard but thay
Joynes them Selves with these other Indiands and is
the in Leader of all this mishcheafe we have
account that thay are very barbarus and Cruell so
as to rost some alive wimin ripte open and other
cruilties that may be menchened but as yete we
have not exact account yett but by the next <ill>
hope to give you a fuller acco<sup>t</sup> of <del>these</del> their transresions
which Indead has ben very barbarus this has
put Some in mind of Tho Tomson Provesie which
be fore was redy to make amock and a skofe at it
which was as folows as I have ben informed by
Severall Credeble persons That some parts of New
England Should be Dunge with the Carkeses of men
by the savage Indiands and more over to Conferme it
Sd he if it be not soe then when you hear I am
dead then you may wright over my grave hear lies
a false profite which profisie I think in measure
is full filled for thay Dair not venter out to bury the
Dead for fear Leas thay should be shot this far I
have given the a short account of things being in
hast I shall Conclude hoping these may find thee
with father & Brother &. Sisters well as I Bless
god I am at this my wrighting So with my Duty
to thy selfe and father Love to Brother and sisters
I shall subscribe thy ever Dutifull son<p-end>
Francis Richardson