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the Sandwich packet arrived the day before yesterday ー as we heard that many passengers were on board I sent John Calvert yesterday to learn & if possible to bring up our Letters he returned late last night ー said they (the Governor) would suffer no person to go on board nor any to come on Shoar & he heard only of Mr. Daniel Heyward ² as a passenger

I am willing to hope that such news as this Vessel may have brought, is good, because if the Governor had any dashes of mortification to throw into our Christmas dishes, I believe he would not refrain from enjoying such pleasure