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you in the presence of your Brother in Law I was surpriz'd to find you plead it the second time as the Reason of your declining your Engagement.  all misunderstanding of the Terms offer'd to you by Government must throw a blame upon me, because I am the only Person who was employ'd to explain them.

     Misunderstanding must however be now at an end as the Pay offer'd is somewhat more than the highest Rate that was originally thought of, if any other kind of misunderstanding remains it will be necessary for you to state the nature of it.

     My advice to you however is that if you decline the Voyage in consequence of some

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