Letter from Maximianus to his father Apion about oil, money and purple TM 30580unbekanntIII

[recto] Aurelius Maximianus to Aurelius Apion his father, very many greetings. Before all else I pray that the finest things in life may be yours. I want you to know that the man did not give us the oil, nor did Plotion give us small change so that we could buy, and he did not give strained (?) wines; and I have loaded the camels and made up the donkey's load, and he did not give us the donkey. I suspect that he is going off to the great (city). For this reason he did not give the money. I have toiled with him to get him to give the man's change, and he did not give it. Of the 800 drachmas brought to me, I gave the man 600 drachmas from them. He wanted again to give me what was from me. Unless you write to him to give them to me, he will not give them. Send by the pack animals what I told you, 2 minas of purple and the purple for the garments, and likewise send Herakleides 1 mina of purple of the large circles. Herakleides greets you and all of ours, each by name. But see that you do not act otherwise concerning the purple of the large circles. I pray for your health with all your household, always prospering. [verso] To Aurelius Apion, from Aurelius Maximianus.