Having passed these difficult yea and your family brought in the place direct your whole forces towards the increase of provision which must be according to their seasous, for planting of come, pease, beanes and other provisions which the country affords, increasing your orchards and gardens, your pastures and inclosures ; and for ye familyes employment in the long winter be sure by the first opportunity to put an acre or two of hemp-seed into the ground, of which you may in the winter make a quantity of caDvass and cordage for your own use. Iu the fall-

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ing and clearing your ground save all your principal timber for pipe stands and clap board and knee timber, &c., and witb the rest endeavor to make Pott ash, which will sufficiently recompense the charge of falling the ground. But still minufull not to put so many hands about the matter of present profitt that you do in the mcane ty:::e neglect planting or sewing the grounds that are fitt for provisions, our further advice is that as you increase in pasture fitt for cattle and sheep you fayle not to stocke them well, but be sure never to over-stock them by taking more than you can well keep, for an hungry cowe will never turne to account. Lastly we desire you to advise us or either of us how affairs stand with you, what your wants are and how they may be most advantageously employed by us: for the life of our business will consist in the nimble, quiet and full correspondence with us ; and although in these instructions we have given you clearly indicates, yet we are not satisfied that you must needs bring in the place so many difflcultyes and also observe many inconveniences, which we at this distance cannot possibly imagine and therefore we refer ail wholly to your discretion, not doubting but that you will doe all things to the best advantage of our designe thereby obliedgiug, your faithful friends and servants, Tuos.