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Sir,
Having hurt my hand on my way down here is the reason I have not answerd yours sooner respecting the Spanish sheep in New South Wales. In 1797 I arriv'd in the Reliance at the Cape of Good Hope, together with the Supply Capt Kent, & Brittania Transport, on board the Reliance was the Commissary for the purpose of purchasing Cattle for the Settlement. On board the Brittania Govr King & Colonel Paterson on their way to England. Both which gentlemen had been acquainted with Colonel Gordon who lost his life there. Coln Gordon had imported a few Spanish sheep to the Cape which had encreas'd to thirty two. Mrs Gordon was then going to Europe & for some reason did not chuse to leave any thing that had belong'd to her late Husband at the Cape. She gave three Spanish Sheep to Govr King and three to Coln Paterson, the remainder I understood were offer'd to the Commissary, but he declin'd to purchase them on the part of Government. They were then offer'd to me, as I could not afford to purchase the whole, Capt Kent (that they might not
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