Letter from John Belson to General Jacob de Budé enclosing a signed promissory note for his debt [0812], but reporting that it is unlikely he would be able to pay it in under a year, on account of difficulties with an expected legacy.

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murmur. If my volunteering avail and pay your demand I wou'd embrace one with much real pleasure [[unclear]] it wou'd be, in point, of [[underline]] peace of mind [[/underline]] happiness, to the life, I now lead, divided from all that are [[underline]] near [[/underline]] and [[underline]] dear [[/underline]] to me. As you bid me name a time for a prospect of repayment I see no hopes under a year. The young Lady who is dead being born in Domenica in the West Indies would retard the recovery of the money were there no other difficulties in it. I must repeat, nothing but the obligations I owe you Sir and the relyance on your [[unclear]] cou'd induce me [[unclear]] less as I cannot [[underline]] sign a note payable [[/underline]]