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I will furnish the Corn at 16 pence
sterling per bushell, & Pork at 15s/ sterling
per 100, exclusive of Freight &
Portage.
If the Widow of the late Reverend Mr
Bacon of Frederick County in Mary
land will sell his Violin & Musick
be pleased to purchace them, & if
they be sent to Colonel Cary's at Hamp
ton, or to Doctor Campbell's at
Norfolk, either of those Gentlemen
will forward the Box to me. I in
tend only that you should write to an
acquaintance living near the Widow's,
to transact this order: And I expect
that all the parts of the Concertos,
Sonatas & Songs be complete, that
neither they nor the Fiddle be over
rated: And if said Wares shall
be bought for me, that they be se
curely packed. I am, Dear Sr
Your &ca Robert Carter
To Mr,
Christopher Lownds at Bladensburg
1768
August 6th
Dear Madam
Mr Christopher Lownds informs me that the
Care of your Husbands Fortune devolves
on you: As soon as that Event happened
my