Robert Carter writes to London merchants, Micajah and RichardPerry, July 22, 1720, concerning bills of exchange and tobaccoshipped on board the Carter, including 9hogsheads belonging to Daniel McCarty. He notes that he has receiveda report of sales they had sent with Capt. Friend, and that he ispleased with the price fetched. He turns to his son John's pleas ofrepentance about his spending and attention to his studies and statesthat he will not remonstrate further if John keeps to his promises.His debt from Edward Hastewell still disturbs him, and he hopes thePerrys will assist John Bashford. He concludes with a remark aboutthe South Sea stock, Parliament's "Falling into a Design that Threatens ruin to the nation, " and that all thingspolitical are presently calm in the colony.

     Herein comes some first bills of Excha. amounting
as per List to 198 pound wch. I desire Yor. managemt. of. Likewise here
wth. I send You a bill of Lading for 42hogsheads ^{of Tobo.} on board the Carter
30 of them Stemd, also You have herein a bill of Lading
for 9 hogsheads of Tobo. belonging to Captn.McCarty wch. You are
to Accot. to him for,

     I'm now to acquaint You wth.in this few days
I have receivedYors. by Captn. Friend, I note Yor.sale of some more
of myTobo. at 11d & 11 1/2 It will please me very well If You
hold out to the End at those prices,

     My Son I find is upon the Stool of repentance
It twill bewell he will come to his Senses at last he makes
me largepromises to retrench himself & that he will for the