From Lord Le Despencer
ALS: American Philosophical Society
Hanover Square May 3d 1774
Dear Doctor.

I send you an extract from Mr. Jacksons bill for the Vase Stove.

A vase Stove with about nine &c 1 £14 0s. 0d.
Barrs to Chimney 3s. 0d.
To Strong iron pipe &c again £1 14s. 0d.
To bricklayers time and materials £2 10s.
A new head to Stove and Square pipe and to
fixing Pensylvania Stove in Library. £1 5s. 0d.
£19 12s. 0d.
From which he is pleased to deduct very modestly £7
Remains to be paid for his experiment £12 12s. 0d.

He has charged me on another account for 13 C weight of iron square barrs at the rate of 2s. a CC which he told me was to cost 26s. so there is an unfair charge of £1 6s. 0d. in that article.

If you should meet this fair trader perhaps you will give yourself the trouble to Speak to him at least to satisfy your curiosity and so that I may at least deal fairly by you. I ask your pardon for giveing you this trouble, and remain very Sincerely Dear Sir Your faithfull Humble Servant

Le Despencer

nb I believe I have sent ten times for his bill and got it very lately.
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