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Honourable Mr Wallace

Sir Agreeable to the inclosed Bills of Lading I have Shipped on Board the Schooner Matilda Lewis Butler Master which I hope will arrive Safe Sir I am sorry time will not permit me to give you [this?] Statement of State of the Isle but I shall refer you to Capt Darby for farther particulars
I am Sir with Due Respect Yours
Edward Hodgson

Sable Isle May 14th 1816

P. S. Sir wanting for the Isle the following articles
1 pair forge bellows
"3 Casks for oil
"2 B.ls lime
"12 joints of stove pipe with 2 elbows
"40 lbs [?] Tobacco for the Cattle
"1 [Bunch? Bench?] [Ice?]
"2 chaldrons of Coals
"10 barrels flour
"6 D.o Indian meal
"20 bags of bread
"8 barrels pork
"half [illegible] rice
"two square shovels
"two spades
"1 gallon sweet oil