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their coming home, and for this purpose, they have procured 3 or 4 decent young women to go out to Port Jackson, where they will be under the care of the chaplain - the Rev. Mr Marsden; the Missionaries can readily visit them there, and, if they think proper, marry: if such an event should not take place, they may probably marry some of the Settlers.
To effect this desirable purpose, the Directors of the Missionary Society beg leave to request your interest with Government for permission for Six Persons to have a free passage in one of his Majesty's vessels to Port Jackson - whether it will be proper to ask for anything more than the passage itself, is left, Sir, to your judgement.
At the same time they would solicit a free passage for Tapeoee, an Otaheitan, who has been in England almost 2 years, under the tuition of Mr Lancaster, & to whose support the Society have contributed. It is now proper that he should return, and he may of use in the civilization of his countrymen.