Robert Carter writes to London merchant Micajah Perry, December 12, 1727, complaining that he has not been allowed a discount upon the fees for 90 hogsheads sent for sale. He comments on Perry's charges for "Collo: Bolling's commission," for "Mr. Blew the lawyer," and on affairs of the estates of Nathaniel Burwell, Merchants Hundred, and the Lloyds. He concludes that he is pondering what to do with the £1500 bank annuity which he assumes has come to Perry's hands because of the Act of Parliament.

     I have the favour of your two letters of the 23d of Augst
& 9th of Octobr: & find I am not to have the Discounts upon my 90 hogsheads allowed
me without the satisfaction of meeting with a Convincing reason why
you deprive me of it. Admitting you are right in saying that the state of
my Cash in your hands at that time (which I can by no means agree to)
was too low yet seeing the circumstances of my Affairs hath been
larger both before & since than the calls of my Occasions a much lon-
ger time than the disburstments yo: were out of pocket for me I can
not in my way of reasoning see why I might not have ^not Expected the
same benifit from your money as you reap from mine This part of
my Argument you have not thought fit to give me any answer to
how farr this proceeding is consistent with the strictest justice &
honour I Shall leave to your consideration

     Collo: Bolling's commission you agree to allow me
I suppose before this Mr. Randolph hath pd into your hands on my
Accot. the Effects of the 67 hogsheads which I am well satisfyed he was
ordered by Collo Bolling to Do having in my hands the bills of La=
ding with such Directions upon them

     I am under no apprehension but yo: pd to Mr Blew

     You are pleased to own Your Self mistaken in not
allowing the Discounts on the Merchants hundred Tobbo: & to tell me yo:
had given Mr. Burwells Estate Credit for it thus farr in part I am
satisfyed but the broken Accot of Paget it seems is still to stand a dead
weight upon that Estate. You are pleased to Observe that some have
thought proper to bear that loss with a view to recommend themselves bu[t]
yo: think it will be paying too Dear for your commissions I cannot he[re]
forbear to call to your remembrance the methods of your father & Gra[nd]
father who never charged a broken Account to any man in the long course
of their business, one would think if other mens Examples are no rule for
yo: to theirs at least you would pay a venerable regard. I am obliged to you
for your kind promises that in respect of the long correspondence that
I have had subsisting in your family shall always prompt you ^{You will be ready} to do
me all the good Offices in your power which as I receive them I shall
never fail in suitable acknowledgements

     I shall now look forward herein I send you my Accot of
the disburstments upon the LL's Estate for the Year 1726 it ^is larger
then hath been Usual Occasioned by paying for Grounds & housing for
a great many of them slaves & I have told yo: often & do now again that the
plantations belonging to that Estate will not Afford a tollerable birth
for above 25 or at most 30 of the slaves & this upon enquiry you may
learn from others men as well as from me

     Herein I send you a bill of Exchange from Ed-
mund Bagg On Mr Cary for £ 200 it is Mr Burwells money & must be
placed to his credit I also send you a bill of Exchange of my own
Wilson Cary Draws upon your self for £54:13:9 this & my Accot
of my Disburstments mentioned above I desire may be placed to my
Credit

     By a former letter from you & indeed by the Act
of Parliament for the paying of the Annuitys I must conclude
my banck Annuity of £1500. is now pd into your hands my next
consideration must be how to employ this money to Advantage I almost
doubt should I propose to let it lye in your hands at an interest of 4 perct:
you would reject it I will pause a while perhaps if yo: design to say any
thing to it Untill I may have your Answer if you will not meddle with
it my present thoughts are to turn it into banck Stock.

     I am now to remember there is two years rent due
to the Proprs: if yo: have not pd any since the last Accot: but I hope
you have pd one half of it at least & if you have pd it all I shall not
be disturbed provided you have Deducted Collo: Jennings's debt
altho if the last years rent be not pd till March next the proprs: will have no reason to complain
I shall Close here & now go to Yours of the 9th of Octor: remaining