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I write to you by the Sinclair - but did not send any
thing in her. By the Speke I have sent some Foal 
Leather for my men directed to you - you will supply
them as they may want till you receive mine - 
Two Ships are now fitting out to bring Prisoners - one 
will bring 200 men, the other 80 women - 

In the Speke there are two women one rended[?] Free
and the other Coridge[?] - whom an Acquaintance of mine is very
anxious about. Should it be in your Power to render them
any Service should they deserve attention. I will thank 
you to do it. I mean by recommending them into any
Service. Mrs Hassall expect to hear from Mrs 
Marsden by the Star, which probably will be the first 
Ship at Port Jackson - the Speke is expected to sail 
in a day or two - I have waited till the last moment 
in hopes of hearing from you-. Tell Horven[?] I shall
write to him by the Star - I have my doubt but 
he will go on well - you will receive letters from 
your friends which I forwarded to Portsmouth
about 3 days ago - Oakes's father is dead, but  
he likewise will hear from his Friends - 

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Mr Pulton[?] has wrote a very improper letter  
to the Bishop of Derry. He certainly has been very 
imprudent in doing this. I have wrote to him
on the Subject. What he has said cannot affect 
me with those in Authority because they have
possitive proof in their own possession that his
insinuation is false. The Secretary of State was 
very kind in putting Mr. Mullin's letter into 
my Hand, which he had written to the 
Bishop of Derry - some[?] months before I received
this letter I had used my Interest to serve 
Mr Guther[?] and had succeeded very well.  
I wish it may not injure himself. I have no
wish to injure him; tho I think it very ungra-
teful in him to write what he has done 
in which is insinuates that I told him an untruth 
when I said that I had not received half of 
of Mr Johnson's salary since he left the 
Colony - Government knows I did not receive
it, and that is quiet sufficient for my Justification.