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Sir  I have received your letter of the 9th Inst and thank you for ordering a Sloop ready to depart with any dispatches that may be Necessary to be sent from this place. As soon as his Majesty's Service requires it, I shall do myself the pleasure to Acquaint you.

I shall be glad to see you on Saturday next [May 13] at 10 oClock in the Morning, to meet the Commissioners of the Customs, to consult About Mr George Ewings, petition to you, in regard to the preservation of his Vessells.ー

I have the honor to be with great Regard Sir &ca.