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The present siting Civil Court which is composed of Captn Kemp as Judge Advocate and Lieutns Brabyn & Moor as members - has over taken and will over take many of the settlers and inhabitants unprepared for their creditors and will bring numbers into the walls of the jail and others to a Morsel of Bread - as they cannot obtain cash from government for their grain they have nothing to pay their creditors with and therefore executions are issued against their effects and the bonafide tribe of this colony who have a little ready money take advantage of these unfortunate cases and inrich themselves at the expense of the poor and indigent - by purchasing articals thus sold at one fourth of their value - and we have cause to fear that the revolution will be as great a Punishment as the Flood in 1806 - the settlers in general seem to be in constant alarm wishing for an alteration in government to keep them from ruin and several of those who was pleased with the Revolution at first are truly sorry for it at this date -
from the fore going causes the Merchants will be discouraged and the Colony feel the want of importations and where the evils will end it is impossible for my pen to ascribe - the House of Campbell & Co - is the  Butt of envy for the present government who are constantly anoying their concern

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