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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10(n)
                           
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                           [LETTERHEAD APPEARS HERE]


                                March 31, 1997


Mr. Theodore Pasquarello
74 Fox Run
Sudbury, Massachusetts 01776

Dear Ted:

     We are all pleased that you will be joining us at NEBS.  Although we have
discussed many of these details already, this letter will outline some of the
terms of your employment by New England Business Service, Inc. ("NEBS")
following the execution of the Asset Purchase Agreement among NEBS, you and
Chiswick Trading, Inc.

     You will be employed by NEBS at an annual salary of $200,000 per year with
the title of Executive Vice President of NEBS and President of its Chiswick
Division.  As Executive Vice President, you also will be eligible to receive
bonuses pursuant to NEBS' Executive Bonus Plan.  In addition, upon your
employment by NEBS,  you will receive a standard change of control agreement
that specifies the protection and benefits available to you in the event of a
material change in the ownership of NEBS stock.

     I am pleased to confirm that upon joining the Company you will be granted
an option to purchase 50,000 shares of NEBS stock, which will consist of
incentive stock options at fair market value to the extent permissible under
applicable regulations and which will vest annually over a four-year period.
You also will be eligible to receive, from time to time, additional stock option
grants at the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors or Stock Option
Committee.

     NEBS further agrees that, effective from the date of this letter, it will
employ you for not less than a period of two years.  If you are terminated by
the Company for any reason other than cause, you shall be entitled to receive
(i) separation pay for the remainder of your initial two-year term of employment
or (ii) the standard NEBS separation package available to officers of the
Company, whichever is greater.  For purposes of your employment, cause shall be
defined as gross negligence or willful malfeasance of your duties, or material
breach of any policy of the Company that is not unlawful to perform or adhere to
and failure to correct such breach within 20 days after notice from NEBS.

     Voluntary termination of your employment with NEBS shall not entitle you to
separation pay or benefits, unless such termination is the result of a reduction
in your salary not applied to other officers of NEBS or a diminution of your
position or responsibilities.

     In the event you are terminated within this two-year period and choose to
receive separation pay pursuant to this agreement, the Company shall allow any
granted but unvested stock options to continue to vest during the separation pay
period.  To the extent that options under the initial grant of 50,000 shares do
not vest following involuntary termination within the two-year period, NEBS
shall compensate you by making a lump sum payment equal to the difference
between the option price and the fair market value of the same number of shares
as of the date of your termination. In addition, you will continue to receive
those fringe benefits available to all officers of NEBS as long as you are not
otherwise regularly employed.
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Mr. Theodore Pasquarello                                         March 31, 1997 
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     If NEBS terminates your employment within two years of the date of this
letter, NEBS will maintain health insurance for you and your family under its
current group health policy to the extent that such continuation is permissible
under federal rules and regulations and the terms and conditions of agreements
with the Company's insurance providers.  You agree to reimburse NEBS for its
direct cost of such coverage.

     This letter is neither intended to provide a comprehensive list of the
fringe benefits that will be available to you as an officer and employee of
NEBS--we will provide you with that information as appropriate--nor is it
intended to address all of your obligations to NEBS, such as your non-
competition commitments.  This letter was designed to note those areas in which
the terms of your employment will differ from standard provisions that may be
applicable to other officers of the Company.

     If you agree with the terms as stated in this letter agreement, please
countersign both originals below and return one to me.  You may keep the other
for your files.

     If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call me.  We
look forward to you joining the team at NEBS.


                                 Sincerely,

                                 /s/ Robert J. Murray
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                                 Robert J. Murray
                                 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
Agreed and accepted:



/s/ Theodore Pasquarello
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Theodore Pasquarello

Dated:



cc:   Mr. Robert H. Glaudel,
      Vice President, Human Resources