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immediate wants; may I be permitted to beg the favor of you to place their case before His Excellency and Council in view if possible to relieve their distress and send them home.

I have the honor to be
Sir
Your Ob.d Serv.t

J.G.A. Creighton
V.C.

[address at lower left]
To
The Hon.ble Joseph Howe
Prov.l Sec.y
&c &c