Robert Carter writes to London merchant William Dawkins, May 16, 1727, to complain of expenses for the ship Carter that have appeared in Dawkins' latest account, and to demand explicit accounts of his son Landon's expenses while at school in London because he finds them "beyond all Comparison."

     In looking ^over your Accot: Currt: I cannot forbear
making my Observations upon some Articles I find I am never
to have an Acct: Currt: but with a heavy article of some cost up=
on the Accot: of the Ship Carter, In this Accot: I am a d[eb] ited £ Thirty
nine pounds eighteen shillings and Ten pence, Y[ou a] lways used
to send me an Accot: of the Ships Voyages which h[as] bin Some
Satisfaction to me to ^be thus constantly upon the Looseing Side is
most intolerable Pray let me have the Satisfaction of his Accots:
every year The two ^last Voyages she was a full ship Surely I may
promised my Self some Credit from them,

     The Expences of my son Landon are most
Surprizeing for a Boy of Sixteen years of age to run out in 15
Months Time Three hundred Twenty three pounds two and
Eleven pence, is beyond all Comparison he can give me [no]
manner of light into the Particulars he says the bills were all
Sent into you, you only Send me the list of the Gross sums paid
I must desire you Earnestly to give me the Satisfaction of
letting me have a veiw of the Particular Accots: what all this
money is gone for, Mr: Low I observe from ^October 1725 to July 1726
is paid Sixty pounds fifteen and nine pence Certainly this must
be a mistake I shall mixt no other business in this letter but Con
clude at present