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SAMUEL SPARROW ~ 
18TH-CENTURY CAPE BRETON ISLAND 

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by Hunter, Joseph, 1783-1861. cn; Clay, John William, 1838-1918, ed.,
Familiae minorum gentium, p. 319

https://archive.org/stream/familiaeminorumg01hunt#page/635/mode/2up/search/samuel+sparrow

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Jonathan Trumbull (1710-1785), Mercantile Firm of Williams, Trumble and Pitkin, Elisha Williams (Senior Partner), Joseph Pitkin

Deals with Sparrow in London, prior to 1760 as Williams, Trumble and Pitkin (1750-1765). Afterward  1760 with Booth and Lane in London.

SAMUEL SPARROW TO ROGER WOLCOTT.

Having lately received from Mr Jona Trumble of Lebanon, the five Bills of Exchange undermention'd, amounting to £1715 9 4 Sterling: drawn by Your Excellency, on Doctr Benj a Avery who, for want of some public Testimonial : (such at least, as the Seal of your Colony from the Secretary, certifying Your being chosen Govr at such a time) refused to Pay the said Bills when they became due, which was on the 9 Instant. However, being tender of Yours, & the Colonys Honour: and depending thereon; I did not protest the Bills: not doubting of all proper care, as soon as possible, to remove Doct: Averys difficulty, and readiness to satisfy my Friend Mr Jona Trumble for all charges of Interest & Commission, in the same manner, as if the Bills had been return'd with Protest. With great respect I am

Your Honrs most Obedient and humble Servant

SAMUEL SPARROW

London 10 April 1751
The 5 Bills referr'd to in the foregoing Letter were drawn as follow

£1115 9 4 by Govr Wolcott at Windsor on ye 27 December 1750 on Docr Benj. Avery @ 30 Days Sight to the order of Col: Jona Trumble & Col: Jos: Pitkin & Mr Elisha Williams Junr

200 drawn as above to the order of Jabez Huntington Esqr
200                                   Ditto d° of Ichabod Robinson
100                                   Ditto d° of Joel White
100                                   Ditto d° of Docr Daniel Lothrop
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£1715 9 4 Sterling

[Superscribed] To the Honble Roger Wolcott Esqr Governor
of the Colony of Connecticut
[Indorsed] From Mr Sparow Aprill 10 1751

London Welbeck Street Ap 12th 1751.

My Dear Friends

Col. Trumble's Letter of Novbr 27th Col. Pitkins of Decembr 10th 18th & 28—and your joint Letter of Decembr 31—have come Safe to Hand. The contents of which I note, and Shall do as Well as I can in what relates to ye Same. But it is very Unlucky for us, You did not take care to Send, an Authentick Evidence, under ye Secretys Hand, and Seal of ye Colony—That He was the Govr who has Signed ye Bills drawn on Dr Avery, according to the advice he has taken, he Supposes it not regular for Him to pay ye Bills for want of Such Evidence, all That Mr Sparrow & I am able to Say will not prevail upon Him to do it, nor will he take any Bond of Indemnification in ye Case, for he Sais, if he Should do it, in ye Case, he must then do the Same for others—who have Such Bills—and he will not be involved. For ye Present We Suffer yet could not but advise against the protesting the Bills, for the Sake of ye Honr of ye Colony, and the Govr , assuring Mr Sparrow, That they will have So much Honour and Justice, as to pay the Damages, and ye Interest of ye Money till it Shall be paid, as truly as if Regularly protected. He yfore forbears protesting and writes a Lr to Govr Wolcott, by ys Conveyance agreable to wt I have now Wrote. I beg yfore Such a Certification from ye Colony Records as above mentioned may be Sent wth all possible Dispatch. I conclude you will find no more Difficulty in ye Gen1 Assembly, about drawing for ye Money here in order to sink or outstanding Bills, when they shall Understand from Mr Partridges Lettrs wt ye Parliament are Doing about the Papr Currency, and what rod yy are now holding up to N England wch really would not have been, had Rhoad Island, done any thing like wt we have done for ye Sinking their Bills. The Fate of that as well as of ye Petition of ye West India Merchts an acct of wch he has also given (& yrfore I forbear it) is as yet Uncertain. There appearing no opening at [ ] for an application to Parliament for any thing farther for the regiment I was not willing to throw away good Money after bad, and So it must Lye for a more Lucky Hour, if Such an one Should ever happen, The Prince of Wales's Death, (wch happened on ye 20th of March) has drawn a Dark Cloud over every hopeful Prospect.

I wrote by Captn Fones to my Son (before my receipt of yr Last) that 8 pence on ye pound Should be taken from ye Soldrs Wages, for Charges & fees, but on farther Consideration of ye Matter, I propose to you That where 12d on ye Pnd and 1 Days Wages pr yr wch are Stopped at ye pay office are Deducted from ye allowance of 6d pr Day for a Centinel, 8d for a Drumr & Corpol and 12d for a Sergt and ye Price of ye Arms deducted from Such as have witheld ym Set 25/ for a Gun, 5/ for a Cutlass, 1s 10d 2p for a Cartouch Box, & 15/ for a Drum, Then on yr Remaindr to take 6d on ye pd for defraying ye Chargs & fees, Which althô it will not answer probably for ye whole of those articles, exclusive of any Consideration for my Time yet Since we are Such Losers on or Wages, they may possibly think hard to take any more, when there must be another Deduction, of 2 & 1/2  Pr Cent for receiving & 1/2 Pr Ct for paying (as the Agents for ye other N England regiments here take) wch they may think may answer for my Time. I say if you think best on ye whole, to deduct only 6d on ye pd for Charges, I will acquiesse, Especialy If you will consider me Something wth regd to that article.

I hope they will be all paid by you before I get Home, Unless Such of Col. Talcotts, & Captn Church's Companys as shall not have Sold their Wages, or Choose not to receive them from you. (Note Every Drumr had a Cutlass, and I Suppose never returned any. ) when all ye above Deductions are Made I Suppose you will pay them at ye Difference of ye money. The Words used in ye order, Signed by ye Lords of ye Treasury are yse For the Sum payable by the hands of Col. Elisha Williams for the Pay of the Commission & Non Commission Officers and Soldiers of ye regiment raised &c. So that I am accountable for the Pay of ye Soldrs to yr Lordships. Trust yrfore you will pay none but a Legal receiver, taking their receipts for ye Same.

I had hoped to have been on my return by this Time but So it is, as Mr Sparrow also Writes you, That or ship is not yet returned from Spain, wch we conclude has been prevented by controry Winds for Some Time (for so have ye Winds been here), we Shall make all possible Dispatch upon her arrival. My hearty Wishes for the best of Blessings on you all & yours, with proper regards and Salutations to my Friends, Concludes this from

Yr Sincere Friend &c

E. WILLIAMS

Hearty Love to my Brother, & His to whom I have not time now to Write have Wrote to Him lately by Fones

Messrs Trumble Pitkin and Williams

[Superscribed] To Col1 Jonathan Trumble In Lebanon New England

[Indorsed by Trumble] Col Williams Apll 1751 N° 11

London 3d mo: or May 22d 1751.

Govr Wolcott

I wrote thee last of the 17th Inst, since which Dr Avery is come to Town, & I understand now refuses to pay any of thy Bills so upon the Possessor of them Saml Sparrow acquainting me of it I have promised to pay to the Value of £1700 of them when Legally Protested for the Honr of the drawer & of the Colony—& tomorrow I am to pay Storke and Champion another of thy Drats under Protest of £111 ...

My best Wishes & readiest Services shall ever attend your Honour & the Colony of Connecticut.

I am your Honour's most faithfull & most obedient humble Servt

BENJ. AVERY

Guy's Hospital 22 Septr 1752.

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John Winthrop Jr., F.R.S. (1681-1747) ? -

John Winthrop, F.R.S. (b. 1681) was born in Boston to Wait Still Winthrop (1643-1717) and Mary Browne Winthrop (1656-1690).
He married Ann Dudley (1684-1776). After several years in Massachusetts and Connecticut,
where he became embroiled in legal conflicts, he took up residence in London.
He was a member of the Royal Society.

He built up a large collection of natural history specimens, including minerals and ores.

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