Sir be pleasd to pay to the
Bearer hear of the Sum of five
and eight pence I owe mr Booth
and I have noty money to pay him
and you will abledge your
humbl Servant Hezekiah watkins
Notes on the Text:
"Bearer hear of": A phonetic/archaic spelling of "bearer hereof" (the person carrying this note).
"noty": Likely a slip of the pen or phonetic spelling for "no" or "not any".
"abledge": An older variant spelling of "oblige".
"humbl": Written without the final "e".
