Mr. Close,
I wrote you some two or three days past by Capt. King and I leave now to inform you that I have loaded in Lamerandier's [?] boat (and not in Mr. Donat's as I intended) 25 barrels of Flour and only wait an opportunity of sending your entire contract supply. I shall declare the contract failed for Orleans only - Shall keep up all the other posts, unless I may hereafter determine to drop Natchitoches, -
The little posts will certainly be [___] thoughout the contract - The failing for the large posts [___] [__] [__] friends, and enables me to say I shall pay your bills as regularly as they are
drawn - Be [__] [__] ever slow in the beginning as I have observed before -- I have not yet got my [____] into operation -- I have for [___] [__] just now to pay Capt. [_] [___] several
hundred dollars. --
Believe me losses [?] to your in [___] to [____] you from injury. --
Adieu
J F Watson
Orleans May 27 1805
John Close --
Transcription of Receipt dated May 27, 1805
Rec'd at Orleans [?] May 27, 1805 from John F. Watson Twenty five barrels of flour, which I am to deliver in like good order to John Close at Opelousas - freight being already received - marked US
Lamarandier fils
Addressed to:
Mr John Close
Contractor's Agent
Opelousas
your hand, you may next receive, at least for a time in any [__] you may [__] be coming [__] after the [__] will find me in a [__] of [__] [__] [__] at [__] [__] I should be sorry to see
them altho I should certainly fear them -- You will [__] this letter as a declaration of honour & of confidence
--
JFW
Addressed to:
Mr. John Close
Port of Opelousas
Capt Geo. King
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