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you will let me know, Mr. Mollineux and Mr. [Pichurgill?] who was both in my Watch, I dare say has often tould you - what oportunitys I had to make my observations, I may safely tell you as a friend, that non [none] of my Supperiors was of your turn of mind, if they had I should have been able to give a mutch more [distink?] [Account?] of every place we saw - but no more on that head till I have the pleasure of seeing you at London - Soon after you saild I was made Lieut.t of the Peggy Sloop of War, and the 19th Dec. 1770 had the Misfortun to be cast away in her, where I had a very nearrow escape for my Life, and lost all my Cloaths Books and Instruments -
Soon after that Lord Sandwich was so good as to give me the Command of the Prince George Cutter, but a few Weeks after twenty of the Cutters was orderd to be paid off, unfortunate for me the Prince George was one of the Number, which made my losses still the greater, and hurt me greatly in my Circumstance.
At present I am on half pay, but Lord Sandwich has promised me the Comm.d of the first Cutter that becomes Vacant, but if you are going another Voyage on Discovery as the publich peapers
Informs us