[undecipherable] tie up yours of this morning, which we must con- =sider surprises us. A retrospective view of your [undecipherable] answers respecting our account from the first, must insinuate strongly, that your object was to give trou- =ble and create delay— But we realy have not conclue= =ded that you would consent to acknowledge a certain Sum to be due us from under your own [hand?], and afterwards [undecipherable] to pay us a part of the same unless we would consent to whatever [undecipherable] [undecipherable] you might please to dictate. sha- [undecipherable] or not, by your own State- ment, shall not leave you to judge, nor are we to be persuaded that you have authority to State [undecipherable] one day to be one Sum, and another [undecipherable] [undecipherable] receive a [payment?] in part, merely because you [except?] [the?] a part of an account, as shewing a want of disposition to [accommodation?] which we realy do not Effect, and that cannot be intended to be pursued. We [are?] [your?] [undecipherable] [obedient?] Serv[ts?] [undecipherable] [Han?] [undecipherable] [signature flourish] [lower left notation: [Nath?] [undecipherable] 113 [undecipherable] / — [6^th?] [179—?]] [bottom notation: [Mess?] [undecipherable]] [cover notation upper right: William [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] / 26^th [undecipherable] 179[undecipherable]] [cover notation center: No. 401310] [cover notation lower left: Henry [undecipherable]]