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Nov 3 1811

My Respected friend

you would no doubt think me ungrateful should I not give you a few lines but I can only give you a short note t to ? you  and for i ? I have not forgotten   after a very ? ?  voyage of almost 16 weeks ? on an afternoon of a giant of water each for   
that 
our brad and meat all expended but we are all 
well and it  
in a house of B Nott s community of one 
have plenty of visitors there is a great scarcity of food on the table. 
 

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