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expensive Providing provision of heavy Furniture such as Tables chairs &c. Some will be found in the Government house the Property of the Public, some must be purchasd from King & the Rest be made by the manufacturers of which you will have all Lists under your Command with an Clerks & Servants also in any Reasonable number from among the Convicts Some of which are respectable charaters & these as you will have the choice no doubt you will employ. However provisions of most kinds will be Paid for you on the Government Forms without any charge to you but some kinds, Tea sugar &c &c must be taken from later purchased on these however the dues back will be allowd as in the case of Kings Ships in general.
How to get your Cabin furniture ashore I know not, when I askd for Leave of absence for you tho Ld Melville was of my side I was literely hooted out of the board Room now there is no need to ask a favor from & the board are in a State of Prosecution by the under writers it is better to trust to the Chapter of accidents than to apply with the Certainty of a Refusal. Even for the most Reasonable Request I would however advise you to ask leave to Resign your Ship immediately, on that occasion I will do my utmost & if nothing better Can be Effected it cannot cost much to send a proper person to the Post into which he is sent to Rept & Receive & take Charge of it & no doubt you will be servd to call for it in your very [indecipherable] chanell in the ship you go out in.