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ffrom Roterdam May y^e 20: day 1698 Ever esteamed & ever affeckeshoned sister after y^e sallewets of unform^ed love to y^e & thy husband & kinde love to Cusin ffrancis & Rebeckah allso our deare mothers prayers for y^e & thine If she be liveing as y^t I much queston loveing Sister I being heare att prisent[?] as mate in a Colyer from Newcascell & still Continues in a miserabill poore meane Condeishon by what -- un speakeabill troubills I have met with all by faleing into y^e handes of unmerceyfull men, & deare Sister meateing[?] with this opertewnety maid bold to give y^e y^e troubill of these to a_guent[?] y^e how Itt is with me & y^e other of our Relateions, thre weakes a goe I parted with mother leaveing her as all may think neare her etarnell happeynes she haveing maid her will & satteled all worldely affares haveing maid a deveiden for all her owne Childer to y^e vallew of: 50: p^d: pease except my self & Itt is Conclouuded y^t mine went y^e Endeaver by french also to all granchilder -- moyety so y^t I Can sea no other purspest y^t If Continu heare I & my poore ffamely shall know great want & god knowes I know never y^e so much as of late being distiuede of [?] not so much as a bed to lay my -- poore bones one my wife haveing beane[?] very unqratefull to me y^e Lord give her an understandeing in her faileing other wise Itt may shortein my heare being, but whilest I am heare being meate & ramint[?] would-- make my heare being more Cumfertabill to me If Could have Itt & shall humbely & earnesly beg for thy Charety by y^e hand of sume good trusty freind I haveing accordeing to thy [?] maid a demand of Will Crouch for y^t littell for y^e seather plank but [le]aves[?] he had not: M^r: shippin order for to pay tharefor none payment ye[t][?] I also produeased him thy litter wheare in brother shippin had underwrit in thine for to pay yet all -- would not dow so y^t If Could have had Itt meight have giveing me great supply my a boad att prisent is with mother att soueth sheildes neare newcastell upon tyme mother would be glad & my self a bove all to hear^e of thy wellfar & thine with y^e she dous much thy Resaiveing of her -- smale toaken to y^e by y^e hand of: M Lewman[?] y^t brought her thine & y^t same pease is ordered to be Returned to y^e againe in Remembrance deare Sister excuese my meane dick[etac]en[?] att prisent being in greate -- hast y^t I Cannot expres my self to __as[?] would tharefor would deseier y^e to except of y^e will for y^e dead & s__[?] Conclouead with herty good wish & prayers for y^e & thine & so Remaine thy poor & ever loveing brother to y^e utmost of my poore Capassety John Richardson deare Sister If thou Canst give us an a Count of our undewetyfull soon John, this Cumes by y^e: Tryell of London [?] William I well master a freind as I supose y^t Cumes with pasengers fr[om] [?]heare Rotterdam & sent by y^e hand of y^e Thomas young a liver in phillaydelpha fines ffrom Roterdam May ye 20: day 1698
Ever esteamed & ever affeckeshoned sister after ye sallewets of unformed
love to ye & thy husband & kinde love to Cusin ffrancis & Rebeckah allso our
deare mothers prayers for ye & thine If she be liveing as yt I much queston
loveing Sister I being heare att<unclear> prisent</unclear> as mate in a Colyer from Newcascell
& still Continues in a miserabill poore meane Condeishon by what --
un speakeabill troubills I have met with all by faleing into ye handes of unmerceyfull
men, & deare Sister <unclear>meateing</unclear> with this opertewnety maid
bold to give ye ye troubill of these to <unclear>a_guent</unclear> ye how Itt is with me & ye other
of our Relateions, thre weakes a goe I parted with mother leaveing her
as all may think neare her etarnell happeynes she haveing maid her
will & satteled all worldely affares haveing maid a deveiden for all her
owne Childer to ye vallew of: 50: pd: pease except my self & Itt is Conclouuded
yt mine went ye Endeaver by french also to all granchilder --
moyety so yt I Can sea no other purspest yt If Continu heare I & my
poore ffamely shall know great want & god knowes I know never ye
so much as of late being distiuede of <ill> not so much as a bed to lay my --
poore bones one my wife haveing <unclear>beane</unclear> very unqratefull to me ye Lord
give her an understandeing in her faileing other wise Itt may shortein
my heare being, but whilest I am heare being <unclear>meate & ramint</unclear> would--
make my heare being more Cumfertabill to me If Could have Itt & shall
humbely & earnesly beg for thy Charety by ye hand of sume good trusty
freind I haveing accordeing to thy <ill> maid a demand of Will Crouch
for yt littell for ye seather plank but <unclear>[le]aves</unclear> he had not: Mr: shippin order
for to pay tharefor none payment <unclear>ye[t]</unclear> I also produeased him thy litter
wheare in brother shippin had underwrit in thine for to pay yet all --
would not dow so yt If Could have had Itt meight have giveing me great
supply my a boad att prisent is with mother att soueth sheildes neare
newcastell upon tyme mother would be glad & my self a bove all to heare
of thy wellfar & thine with ye she dous much thy Resaiveing of her --
smale toaken to ye by ye hand of: <unclear>M Lewman</unclear> yt brought her thine &
yt same pease is ordered to be Returned to ye againe in Remembrance
deare Sister excuese my meane <unclear>dick[etac]en</unclear> att prisent being in greate --
hast yt I Cannot expres my self to <unclear>__as</unclear> would tharefor would deseier ye
to except of ye will for ye dead & <unclear>s__</unclear> Conclouead with herty good wish
& prayers for ye & thine & so Remaine thy poor & ever loveing brother
to ye utmost of my poore Capassety John Richardson
deare Sister If thou Canst give us an a Count of our undewetyfull soon
John, this Cumes by ye: Tryell of London <ill> William I well master a freind as
I supose yt Cumes with pasengers <unclear>fr[om] </unclear>heare Rotterdam & sent by ye hand
of ye Thomas young a liver in phillaydelpha fines