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[MS 159]

My Dear Sir/
  The Governor of this colony
will not suffer a Still to be made or
Use'd in this country on any account
whatever and if any Person [indecipherable]
off either Rich or Poor is found -
Using or making a still he is ordered
to Pay a great fine & sent out of the Country -
Before I know your goodness
will excues me for not sending you
at still by this conveyance but if
at some future time circumstances
will Permit me to send you one
depend upon it I will - I hope you'l
write to me by every opportunity and
if you want any thing I can possibly
get I will do my endeavour to send it
My wife joines in Remembrance to
your Dear Queen, Our Old friend Mr

Pitt - and all that ask after us -
 

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