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Boston November 24th 1839
To His Excellency, Lieutenant Governor of Halifax of Her Majesty's Province of Nova Scotia
His Excellency in. Comand. Sir Rupert D. George:
Dear Sir
Per mit mee to Address you with theas five lines. Whereas I hav Sean by Publication in a News Paper the beloved American that the Governor General Sir Colin Campbell of her Majesty's Island of Trinidad. Having Passed a Law and [illegible] a Proclamation for the Encouragement Of Labouring Persons of Color who may deserv to reomove To that Island. And as I Honour Her Majesty's Government the Gracious Queen Victoria whose Desire to make free and Happy the Long Persecuted and In Slaved Africans Race throughout All her territories and the world which has been So fairly Shone by Her Proud and Independant Flag Protectting the Coast of Africa in the Able Manner in which it has and Continues to doue. And as I wish to be Come an inhabitant of her Dominion if I Came Consistantly with a long family With a wife and Seven Children and other Connection which is a grat Chang on a man Not with Standing he may be very Enterprizing. Sir Seeing your willingness and Liberality wishing To giv all the information Respecting this Subject To thous that is interested in the Corse of Emergration