Dr Sir

Enclosed I send you a note on [Shumaker] for Forty ⁸/₁₀₀ Dolls

is a Blacksmith & has a shop near the — when I was at I saw him & he said it was impossible for him to pay mony now— but that he had considerable due him & that he was willing to make sacrificus to pay the note.

I have no doubt that he would make turns with those who ar[e] indebted to him who would pay in Labor or materials for the — If it can be so arranged please send me a receipt & if it cannot be satisfactorly arranged please send it back the First opportunity as it belongs to the Firm of to whom [p. [1]]