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On my return last night from a Survey between Mr
Fitzhugh & Mr Dixon, I was informed you was at Mr Pages,
and shoud have waited on you this morning, but that I have
Mr Fitzhugh, Colonel Harrison & Mr Jones at my house, and am
obliged again to attend said Survey to day, As soon as I am at
liberty, I shall not fail to do it, and hope you will favour me
with your Cumpany here before you return, meantime I
annex the Copy of my letter forwarded you by last Wednesdays
post, and am with the greatest Respect Sir

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[Copy]

I received your Favours of 28th December past, and 8th Current. If the bearer
of the former had delivered it as you expected, I shoud have immediatly
replyed thereto, which is now deferred till I see you, as I understand
you are seen to be at Mr Pages, meantime I am drawing Bar Iron
for the British Market, designing the first 30 tun for payment
[illegible] Pigs received of Colonel Tayloe, and am willing to deliver for your Account.
all that can bee got ready to Captain Esten, and to Messrs Hanburys
Address, and assign you the Bills of lading for same, I shall
pay the customary freight & priage, and expect the Captain to be
answerable for the weight & number of Bars in said bill of lading
which himself or any person for him may see delivered.

I shall do every thing in my power in the course of next summer
and every year after to reduce my Debt to you, and hope you will
not distress me more than your Credit, or the Interest of your Family
require, I shall have a gratefull remembrance of all your Favours
amd am with the utmost Respect Sir

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26 February:

I cannot do myself the pleasure of waiting on you at
this time, and tho I intended from hence to morrow I will on purpose, stay
in hopes yu may have a few hours leisure to let me see you here, either to
Dinner or in the Evening, an[d] [illegible] rather as I received a letter from England
in my way to this place, that give me hopes, I may support my Credit
without requiring so large a payment from you this year as I apprehended.
and as I have never yet Pressed you, but when I found myself in danger and
as this danger lessens, I shall be ready and willing to allow any Indulgences.
you can in reason ask or it is in my power with any tolerable Convenience
to grant; you may therefore be assured I shall not distress you till I see
a probability of being distressed myself, and this you know are the
sentiments I at first adopted & which must govern my Conduct in
all instances of this sort In hopes of seing you to Morrow
I remain &

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To
The Honorable
Richard Corbin Esquire
present at
Mansfield

Mr Hunter 26 February: 1768
received the same day & Answered