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to the present demands, and the work which we have in hand forbids us to seperate Our Vessel is now in a good state of forwardness and we have engaged with Cp Burnet to return from the Colony and take the Command of her provided the necessary articles can be obtained in the Colony to fit her out. I wrote to you by Walker of the .... Endeavour and also sent a Hogshead of Port but have never heard whether you recieved it or not. I should also be very glad to know if you have been so kind as to do what you was speaking of respecting the Mare Had the Casks I sent down been returned I might have filled them and sent them down again before now, but for want of Casks we can do nothing. I am anctious to be out of debt and 

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