Robert Treat Paine letter to James West, 1808 August 22

Letter From Robert Treat Paine to Mr John West in which he expresses interest in hearing from Mr Sprout, asks West to speak to Carter, and asks West to remember him to the Judge.

Robert Treat Paine (1731-1814) was a Harvard educated lawyer from Boston, Massachusetts. During his legal career, Paine served as a prosecutor in the trial of the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre, and as lead prosecutor in the trials following Shays’s Rebellion. In 1773, he was elected to the General Court before serving in the First and Second Continental Congresses. After the Revolution, Paine served in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

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Boston August 22 1808

Dear S^r it would gratify me much to
hear from M^r Sproat in answer to the Letter you favor
-ed me with the conveyance of, be kind enough to put
him in mind of it

I have heard nothing from Carter, you was kind
enough to say that you would converse with him
on the subject I wrote him about; if it is not in-
convenient to you I wish you to speak to Carter
on the Subject of my Letter to him. I wish to know of
him whether he can & will undertake the business;
& to answer the questions proposed in my Letter
we have no news very particular & certain, but
from appearances have great hopes of soon hearing
of substantial inroads made on the Territories
of Tyranny in Europe

I hope this will find you & y^r family in
health, & happiness & prosperity of y^r undertakings

I rest y^r humble Ser^t. R T Paine

PS remember me to Judges Penderford & [illegible] & all friends

NB M^r. Emerson seems to be fully recovered of his disorder
he preached all day yesterday & the Sabbath before
& yesterday notified his intention to preach a Lecture
on saturday next at 5 oClock PM being the anniversary
of the gathering of the first Church in Boston in 1730

R.T.P born 1731-
died in 1814 ag^d 84

[Address leaf]

Hon R T P. one of the signers of the declaration of
independence, subsequently Judge he died May 11.1814-
His son RTP the poet, author of the songs Rise
Columbia, Adams and Liberty and other songs, odes, &c. died
in 1811 or 1812 in his 38th year.

M^r John West
at
Trenton

fav^r by
M^r Dow}

R.T. Paine Esq
Boston- Aug 22- 1808