From William Trent, with List of Traders’ Losses and Benjamin Franklin’s Certificate
ALS (Trent) and ADS (Franklin): Yale University Library
Philadelphia October 1st. 1767
Benjamin Franklin Esqr. Sir

In March 1766, Colonel Croghan took the liberty of inclosing you a Letter from himself to Messrs. Mildred & Roberts of London And therein desired, That they would deliver to you, All the Accounts belonging to the Indian Traders who had lost by the Depredations of the French and Indians and also the Vouchers attending them.

Colonel Croghan has not had the pleasure of hearing whether Messrs. Mildred & Roberts have delivered these Accounts to you and therefore he requests I would inclose you the within duplicate of his Letter to those Gentlemen, for that purpose.

I am duly constituted by Letter of substitution, the Attorney in fact, for those Indian Traders mentioned at the foot of this Letter, As Messrs. Baynton, Wharton & Morgan will inform you, Wherefore i must request, as a particular favor, That you will be pleased on Receipt hereof, to transmit to me by the first Packet, all those several Indian Traders Accounts and Vouchers, (mentioned below) or for fear of loss by Sea, That you will be so good as to hire a Clerk (The Expence whereof I will immediately pay Mrs. Franklin or to your Order) And have all those Traders Accounts and their Vouchers properly Copied, and then certified by you, to be true Copys, which pray send to me in the Stead of the Originals.

It is indispensably necessary for me to have those Accounts here with all possible expedition. Wherefore I hope Sir you will be so obliging to gratify me in this my earnest Solicitation. I am very respectfully Sir Your most obedient and very humble Servant

William Trent

Doctor Franklin is earnestly requested to send by the first Packet, the following Indian Traders Accounts of Losses with the Vouchers attending them to Wm. Trent their Attorney in fact. Vidzt,
William Trent, George Croghan, Robert
Callender and Mitchel Teaffs [Taafe's or £2496 2 6
Teaffe's] Account in Company
William Trent and George Croghan Account
in Compy 6511 5 9
Thomas McKees Account in Compy 3256 13 8
Hugh Crawford's Account 1312 10 0
Samuel Chambers Account 270 0 0
James Silvers ditto 350 0 0
Arthur Auchmutys ditto 203 9 9
Adam Terrences Accot 368 9 6
John Frasers ditto 2585 12 0
Thomas Kintons ditto 363 9 0
John Grays ditto 630 15 11
Alexander Stevens's ditto 311 18 1 ½
James Rankins ditto 26 0 0
John Galbreaths Account 1581 [torn]
Francis Campbells ditto 721 0 [3 ]
James Young and John Frasers ditto 1025 10 3
Robert Callender and Michel Teaffs ditto 2969 3 6
James Dunings Accot 1204 16 9
Paul Pierces Account 2087 12 0
John Owens ditto 1040 6 9
William Blyths ditto 395 6 0
Morris Turner's ditto 420 0 0
Alexander McKennets ditto 78 0 0
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