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Parramatta 8th September 1808
                                      New South Wales.

Honored and Sir,
        Your known Philanthropy and unbound humanity I am persuaded will pardon the liberty I take in troubling your Honour with the following pages. The pure intention of which is to lay before you in a concise manner as possible the state of the Colony as well as the cause & effects of the Revolution, in this colony  - as a further apology I have been long known to the Christian world and can refer your Honor to my Easley connection with the London Missionary Society which connection the - Honorary Secretary to that Society.  The Revd. Geo Burder of London can well inform you and also from with whom I have been acquainted for nearly 20 years - with respect to my character in this colony where I have resided for upward of Ten years I can refer you to His Excellency Govr. King and the Revd. Saml. Marsden which gentleman are now in England and who has left me Agent to their very extensive concerns in N.S.W. - and knowing that the Revd. Saml Marsden had the honor to correspond  of your correspondence, and being persuaded that was he on the spot in person he would think it his indispensible duty to send you a narrative of things relative to this colony.  I am emboldened as his agent to do the same in the best manner I am able aiming more at truth at from either grandeur of expression or desire

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