</titleStmt> <publicationStmt> <p>Publication statement goes here.</p> </publicationStmt> <sourceDesc> <p>Source description goes here.</p> </sourceDesc> </fileDesc> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="../encodingDesc.xml"> <xi:fallback> <encodingDesc><p>ERROR: proper <encodingDesc> not found!</p></encodingDesc> </xi:fallback></xi:include> </teiHeader> <text type="letter"> <body> <div type="letter"> <pb id="div2"/> <opener><dateline><placeName>Newport</placeName> <date value="1766-06-20">June ye 20th 1766</date></dateline> <salute>Sir,</salute></opener> <p>This serves to Request your care <lb/>in Forwarding the Paper Hangings <lb/>Committed to you for <persName>Mr. Brown</persName> of <placeName>Salem</placeName>, <lb/>please to take in Receipt of the Carrier <lb/>to Deliver them with the Inclosed to <lb/><persName>Mr. Lewis Deblois</persName>, with a caution that <lb/>they don't recieve no Injury by <unclear>Rutbing</unclear> <lb/>in going down, shall take it as Favour <lb/>if you would agree for what you think <lb/>its worth & Inclose the Receipt to <persName>Mr <lb/>Deblois</persName>, who will pay him —</p> <closer><salute><choice><abbr>Yr</abbr><expan>Your</expan></choice> sincere friend <lb/>& Hble Srvt</salute> <lb/><signed><persName>J. Wanton <choice><abbr>Jun.</abbr><expan>Junior</expan></choice></persName></signed></closer> <ps><p><persName>Mr Jno Brown</persName> </p></ps> <pb id="div3"/> <ps><p> P.S. Shall be oblig'd if you would ask the Favour of <lb/><persName>Capt. Esek Hopkins</persName> for a sight of his Trade Book <lb/>at ye <placeName>Coast of Guinea</placeName>, if not Inconsistant with his <lb/>& your Interest, with a few Directions with regard <lb/>to the Customs for the Goverment of the Captain <lb/>with such observations as his Inspection, <unclear>Eye</unclear> <lb/>has <unclear>andr</unclear> shall send a Vessel there to touch at <lb/>the <placeName>Cape de Verds</placeName> first, if his Mate is our of Em <lb/>-ploy & is a man you would Recommend to us, <lb/>please to let us know <lb/>whether he is willing to go <lb/><unclear>y.t</unclear> voyage again in the same <lb/>capacity — </p> <closer><salute>yrs.</salute> <signed><persName>J Wanton</persName></signed></closer> </ps></div> <div type="address"><p>To <lb/><persName>Mr. <lb/>John Brown</persName> <lb/>at <lb/>Providence</p></div> <div type="docket"><p>Letter from <lb/><persName>J Wanton</persName> <date value="1766-06-20">Jun <lb/>20 1766</date></p></div> </body> </text> </TEI>