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Deaths average About 50 a day but what adds to this Misfortune is that the Fever Rages also at New York and Near half the people have also Left that City-and at New London also it is yet worse the People have all Fled from that Place before which the Deaths were Greater than in Phila 4 so that it appears as though this Coun- try is to be ravaged by this Devouring Pestilence-Two of the Banks have Left Philadn a[nd] gone to German Town and all the Publick offices are gone to Trenton the Bank of Pennsylvania was Rob 4 Just before they Left Town of 150 Thousand Dolla~s in Bank Notes- 1000 Dollars is offer 4 as a Reward to Detect the Villiens- Indeed Nothing Can equal the Gen 11 Distress of that City as to the News Papers Charles Says you have had None Since I Left you I sopose the Printer is Dead or Fleed I know his Brother Sam 1 Smith is Dead with the Fever three others of the Printers are Stop 4 they stay 4 untill the Fever Overtook them-this unfortunate Sickness will Prevent my shiping the articles I intended untill I can Return which I fear will not be untill the Last of October when it will be so Late that I think to Purchase a Waggon and Horses and Load it with goods and send it on by Land to you I Can Purchase Good Stout Horses at Phila 4 when I return Very Low at 50 Dolls a Head and as good a Horse as Charles was at 50 Dollar also and unless you Can Purchase Mr Sanders vVaggon and I-Torses Nearly at this rate it will not do to Promise Cash Nor Lead which is as good as Cash- I should Sopose you may at this Season Imploy the \Vaggon about you on Such Terms as to anser as well as to Send our oan Waggon as to this do the best you Can- I have ordered 28 Sacks of a Salt from Mr Pollard of Norfolk to be Sent to :M:r Sam 1 Paine to be forwarded to Lynch bourgh-which is for you to Put up your Beef and Poark which take good Care to have well salted-and get all you Can-I am Sorry Charles has been so unfortunate as to Loose his horse but this I expected when he told me he rode him so hard that extreem hot weather I wonder he had not kill 4 himself and all this for Nothing sopose he had not have Seen Thomson-No Consequences Sufficient· for Such Imprudence to him Self-I have here Inclos 4 you 100 Dollars to help you along- and if you find it Necessary you may Draw on :Me at 30 Days for what you may_ want if this Cant be Done inform me wheather I shall forward you more money or not-as in Paying Part Cash and Goods should Sopose you may Imploy Waggon and I want all the Shot Rush 4 on to Linchbourgh Possible that it may be ready at Richmond to Ship before the River Closes-and write :Mr Paine to Keep it not Sell it as it will bring 250 Dollar pr Ton this Winter at Philad-all our family Join in Love to Charles Self and Peggy with yours affec- tionately s AUSTIN
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