1773.] T0 JOHN BARTRAM. 461 



JAMES FREEMAN TO JOHN BARTRAM. 



London, 7th mo., 13th, 1771. 



Esteemed Friend : 



By return of Captain Sparkes, I now reply to thine 29th 4 mo., 

 since which date thou will have received mine dated 16th 4 mo., 

 by Captain Osborne ; which I doubt not will fully satisfy thee that 

 I have been neither unmindful of thy interest, nor the trust reposed 

 in me. Since which I have received, as per statement annexed, 

 from the King's Dispenser of the Privy Purse ; which will no doubt 

 be continued to thee in future, and be paid punctually to me, as it 

 becomes due, on thy account. 



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Doctor Franklin has not, but will, when he comes into the city, 

 pay the charges for the box that thou sent him, as a present. 

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Uncle DoctBr [Fothergill] is well; 'but much hurried. lam 

 afraid he has not time to write to thee, by this ship. 



I am thy real and assured friend, 



James Freeman. 



London, 2 mo., 16th, 1773. 



Esteemed Friend : 



I received thine, and shall duly honour thy draught, and that of 

 thy son. The seeds he sent this year, I am afraid will not all 

 answer ; there being much complaint, not so well put up, as last 

 year. However, I hope to do my best. 



Uncle Doctor is bravely, considering his hurry. By this time 

 thou will have received a letter from him, which he told me he 

 wrote some time back, wherein he mentions thy son, who was at 

 Carolina. 



I thought it would not be right to omit writing by thy country- 

 man, Dr. Parke, who has been our inmate during his stay in 

 London ; and by his good conduct gained the esteem of many 



friends here. 



I am thy real friend, 



Js. Freeman. 



Thy salary is continued. After the next payment I shall 

 transmit the account. 



