To Lawrence Lewis
April 5th 1805
Dear Sir
I cant find Mr Marshall rect but have written to him to send you another immediately. I am pretty sure I took one & could find it if I was less hurried. I have found Shephards letter of the 30th June to me with the rect to you, which I enclose you together with his last letter to me, that you may know how to pay the taxes. Please preserve these letters, as they will be very useful in future.
Mr Carenove will pay the hire due last year from Dominique Bazin. Doctor Deck has paid nothing. But as [?] have to pay Riddle some mony, the Docr may by getting an order from Riddle have a credit for £17.17.—Riddle charges me bal. of an old private Acc £2.16. The estate, £4.7.8 for 45 1/2 yrds ticklenburg per your order Augt 11th 1804 & 1/2 thread per do.— He also charges us for monies paid for the schooner & for her corn. on her sale £10.13.4.
The other persons from whom hires are to be collected are Ellice, Barret,1 Burton, & Dundas. Dulanys debt also shd be collected. I am Dear Sir affectly yrs
Bush. Washington
ALS, ViMtvL: Esther Maria Lewis Chapin Collection.
1. BW wrote the name Dulany before the name Barret but crossed it out.