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74 a watch that will suit your purposes if not perhaps Mrs Marsden will buy it. If you send again be sure to send in cask..? that will hold? salt pork? to (return?) I would? now send you some but cannot get a passage no not even for a small parcel. If you have Influence with Captns sailing this way in future by the favour? of a passage? some of? you shall be sure to have it s... b... I hope to get a letter sent ..... for you on the Porpoise when I shall send you more things to get Axes? with the? ... ... [out?] you may be [getting?] as many made as you can. I was not surprised you did not sent me some ? skins? I will thank? you to tell Mrs ...? forgot his ... & remember us both to him: ... I was only disappointed for I was m...? offended you did? not / ... me by the Nautilus? who arrived there July 2nd? & sailed July 10th? from the Sandwich Islands we expect them? back in a brief three months. Mrs? Simpson was in a terrible? state of health and on shore almost every day while the ship stayed. She behaved very kind[ly?] to Mrs Sh...? ... ... passage home? was ...............? arriving to the ? .............................. the instigation of Mr? Lewis? who is ... most detestable? of characters .... ... ... ... here? he has behaved as has so many seamen? on the ... plundering the Natives & abusing the women Since our? arrival here? the Island has been in a sl...? with some hundreds have been
Including women & children but in the midst of this slaughter our God has preserved us in safety had he not in the wisdom of his providence cast so many of our country men amongst us in all probability we had long ago been driven from our habitations The leading men in the rebellion are ? & ? still remains .......... we are in no danger while the porpoise remains I expect an effectual blow will be struck before she goes if not in all probability we shall quit the island but I hope the Lord in his providence? will ...den? other wise Thanks [to?] him we enjoy a good state of health and tho? food is scarce? around? us we .... plenty truly we may ... his .... is ......what..............................ever ... when again? we? might? I shall thank? you give me a longer? letter you may expect to receive a big? account by the Porpoise Tho? I'm aboard? so your account is to be paid by ? & also what I expended afterwards inasmuch as I can ... but should there be a pound or two over in the last? ask Mrs Marsden to place it to my account and so also that of the societies? Miss? M... has ... yours?
I remain .. Brother Yours afffectionally Wm ..........
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