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Williamsburg 28th June 1765.
To The Honorable Benjamin Parker at Annapolis
Dear Sr
Your favor of the 15 of this Instant, was put
into my hands, by the help of the public Post.
The several Matter, which you desire to be inform'd
off are now made the subject, of this Letter: but
they were not ripe, at the time of Mr Foxcraft's
departure from this Place, therefor that opportunity
was premature for the same. When the Lord Adam
Gordon, passed thro' this province, Colonel Tayloe
attended, his Lordship : so that he was absent
a great part of our last General Court, &
before Tayloe return'd here, Colonel Thornton
went home, on Account of some private
business, & no resolutions of theirs, has trans
pired, with regard to Colonel Nat: Harrison his pur
chace of the horse Othello : I have talked to both
these Gentlemen seperately, upon that matter, &
I believe they understand the dispute, but i fear
their award, will be postpon'd till the Month
of October next, & I can not asign a good reason
for the delay Colonel Benjamin Grymes, attended
the begining of the last Session of Assembly,
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