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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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