Fort William Decem^r 26^th 1758

Dear Sir

I thank you for your kiend and much

lik a friends Letter which I shall esteem as such

as to what you say as to my indisposition it did

come by a Could but I thank God I am miuch

better but M^rs Leighton is far from well with

a sore in her arme which came by a boyle

you say you keep close to the exami=

=nation of the agents vouchers I could wish they

wose completed that we may {^have} no more to do

with them you say you wish som of the ar=

=ticles which appear in them may {^have} not affect your

particular friends I think there can be nothing laide

to my Charge but what I can answer

as to farming I can not but let you

know my success I set about one Bushel of

Potatoes and the produce was {?19} busels and 2 pecks

I had from one Cuting 12 good large and manny

small ones that was fit for the foulds when

boyled the spot of ground was very bad but I

gave it a great deale of sea weed and well {?trene?}

it

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as to my Oates and Barley they ware very good

and my Hay I think I had more this yeare then the

former ones

pray our compliments to all friends at

Altrees and else where that you meet with

we boath wish you a good new yeare

and that God may Grant you health and hap=

=pines is the Hearty wishes of

Your much obliged

Hum^ble Servant

John Leighton

Fort William December 26^th 1758

Dear Sir

I thank you for your kind and much

like a friends Letter which I shall esteem as such

as to what you say as to my indisposition it did

come by a Cold but I thank God I am much

better but M^rs Leighton is far from well with

a sore in her arm which came by a boil

you say you keep close to the exami=

=nation of the agents vouchers I could wish they

was completed that we may {^have} no more to do

with them you say you wish some of the ar=

=ticles which appear in them may {^have} not affect your

particular friends I think there can be nothing laid

to my Charge but what I can answer

as to farming I can not but let you

know my success I set about one Bushel of

Potatoes and the produce was {?19} bushels and 2 pecks

I had from one Cutting 12 good large and many

small ones that was fit for the foulds when

boiled the spot of ground was very bad but I

gave it a great deal of sea weed and well {?trene?}

it

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as to my Oates and Barley they ware very good

and my Hay I think I had more this year then the

former ones

pray our compliments to all friends at

Altrees and else where that you meet with

we both wish you a good new year

and that God may Grant you health and hap=

=piness is the Hearty wishes of

Your much obliged

Hum^ble Servant

John Leighton