Robert Carter writes to John Randolph, July 8, 1728, to have the letter waiting when Randolph reaches England to work as the colony's agent to obtain revocation of the prohibition against the importation of stemmed tobacco, and he informs Randolph of the letters he has written to British merchants about the effort. He mentions a letter from Samuel Hallows concerning land in the colony.

     This Complys with my promise of Salute =
ing you in London, with Sincere wishes that it may meet
you in good health, and to acquaint you that I have bin very
liberal in writeing to all the Merchts: I correspond with about our
grand Affair under your Negotiations To Mr. Perry I have Partic=
ularly recommended both you and it, and to all the other Merchts:
that I have any Interest in And I have not Confined my Self
to London I have writ to Leverpl. to Weymouth and to Glasgow
I cannot pretend abundance of Interest ^any where however I shall have
the Satisfaction of having thrown in my Mite. the greates [t] hope is
that the Merchts: will be of Opinion that it is their own Interest to
promote this design and that will be a Stronger Spur to them than
any thing can be said from hence,

     I think I Showd you Esqr. Hallows Lettr to me
about his Land it is likely you will go near to See him before you
return. Mr. Perry and I hath had Some Pickerings of late; & your
misunderstandings I knew hath bin much greater but I will hope
both of us are coming into pretty good termes again with him
The Station he is in will Enable him if he will Exert his Strength
to do us the most Services of any Concernd in the Trade --

      I Shall Conclude as I begun that you may obtain the great
Motive of your going home a full recovery of your health as well as
the Addition of all other happiness I am