1785  17 Apr  Liverpool  

363. Joseph Tinkham to Gideon White, in receipt of letter. Matters relating to suit that may be commenced against Fox. He wants copies of the proceedings in Shelburne in the case of Wilson vs. Freeman so that he may obtain a writ of error. "Sundry matters is wanting here in the Fishing way but Cash is very scarse, cou'd you Supply with Lines Hooks Cordage Sailcloth....Twine &c and take Fish in the Fall you might Dispose of Considerable, I most Wonder you have not been Down here before this, shou'd you come down this way soon think you might find it worth your coming...Salt is very Scarce here, cou'd you engage a quantity to be paid for in Fish?" Personal messages. Holograph.

White Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 Vol. 949 No. 363