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Dear Father           London 13 July 1772
          I have your Esteemed Letter of 30th April and am sorry to find
you had been much indisposed but happy to know you was got
well again. I see you intend going Down to Annapolis to look
into things there & I hope you will find every thing satisfactory &
agreeable. I notice you had not heard from David since you
went to Boston at which I am not at all surprised, his not writing
to me by the Ship the timber came in has set me much Against
him, he can make no excuse; we might be of great Service
to each other was he like any body else you may please
tell him I shall not write to him again until I hear
from him & know whether he desires I should trouble him
with Letters or not, it is very dull writing frequent Letters
& never any Answer. I notice what you write about
the Timber & Capt. Adamson, who is by all Accounts a very
indifferent Man as is also Capt. Ross. As I am not
Acquainted with the Circumstances of the Affair I can say
little about it, but David had no Business to enter into
          any