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engagement <add>at R.</add> which he has since accomplished in breach of one with a lady at | |||
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Edinburgh. The method T. took to recompense D. was to <del>pay whatever</del> | |||
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discharge <add>with my Brothers money</add> what debts D. had contracted there for <del>hats</del> <sic>cloathes</sic> and <unclear>other</unclear> | |||
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such personal <sic>expences</sic> on pretence of the agreement he (T.) had drawn | |||
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up between D<unclear>.</unclear> & Sam the purpose of which was that if upon his | |||
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coming to Crechoff they engaged in any joint undertaking (which | |||
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they never have done) or that D. gave any assistance to Sam in <add>certain parts of</add> his | |||
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then subsisting concerns, <add>(which he never has done,)</add> D. should have a certain part of the profits. | |||
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T. was at the same time authorised to retain what might be necessary | |||
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for the <sic>expences</sic> of the cargo consigned to him by <unclear>R</unclear>. He <gap/> accordingly | |||
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retained a sum <add>about</add> <del>nearly</del> equal to the <unclear>prime</unclear> cost, promising | |||
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at the same time an immediate account <add>by next post</add>, which account has never | |||
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yet arrived, though written for 3 or 4 times since, in the most | |||
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friendly but the most pressing terms, <sic>alledging</sic> the distress he <add>Sam</add> would | |||
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be in for the want of <add>the information contained in</add> it in respect of settling accounts with <del><unclear>other</unclear></del> people | |||
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at Cherson &c. No answer to all this: however M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> W.'s letter inclosing | |||
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your's & directed to the P.Master at Riga came through th<unclear>em</unclear> with | |||
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their compliments <unclear>in</unclear><!-- "on"? --> the cover. <add>The way which</add> The house <gap/> which Sam <unclear>quitted</unclear> | |||
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for this took to make the connection <unclear>answer</unclear> to them was by charging | |||
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as paid at the Custom-house, I think it was about half as much | |||
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again, as was really paid. This was <sic>discoverd</sic> by D. <add>the false charges deducted</add> and Sam has | |||
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the account here article by article. <del>This in a manner cuts off our | |||
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communication with Riga.</del> <del>Benson's behaviour</del> A great failure which had <del>happ<gap/></del> <add>T's house</add> <add>were</add> | |||
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engagement at R. which he has since accomplished in breach of one with a lady at
Edinburgh. The method T. took to recompense D. was to pay whatever
discharge with my Brothers money what debts D. had contracted there for hats cloathes and other
such personal expences on pretence of the agreement he (T.) had drawn
up between D. & Sam the purpose of which was that if upon his
coming to Crechoff they engaged in any joint undertaking (which
they never have done) or that D. gave any assistance to Sam in certain parts of his
then subsisting concerns, (which he never has done,) D. should have a certain part of the profits.
T. was at the same time authorised to retain what might be necessary
for the expences of the cargo consigned to him by R. He accordingly
retained a sum about nearly equal to the prime cost, promising
at the same time an immediate account by next post, which account has never
yet arrived, though written for 3 or 4 times since, in the most
friendly but the most pressing terms, alledging the distress he Sam would
be in for the want of the information contained in it in respect of settling accounts with other people
at Cherson &c. No answer to all this: however Mr W.'s letter inclosing
your's & directed to the P.Master at Riga came through them with
their compliments in the cover. The way which The house which Sam quitted
for this took to make the connection answer to them was by charging
as paid at the Custom-house, I think it was about half as much
again, as was really paid. This was discoverd by D. the false charges deducted and Sam has
the account here article by article. This in a manner cuts off our
communication with Riga. Benson's behaviour A great failure which had happ T's house were
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