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I had in my power. I must beg leave to observe that that from those new settlers not being accustomed to a climate so sever as this & the dwellings (altho being better than could have been expected for the short time since their erection) yet being made of green materials, & either proof against the wet or cold & having no cellars under them, & some even no floors, their [ill.] also being dry, & soft, & their not being very well clothed, it may reasonably be expected, they will be very liable to the acute diseases of the country, which require early attention to remove or prevent, & therefore I think you would serve the cause of humanity in representing to His Excellency the Governor their situation & to recommend some mode by which they may receive medical assistance when they require it.

I imagine no compensation could be afforded that would render it an object for any Medical Man in Halifax to attend the, & if I may be allowed to offer an opinion on the subject, I should think Mr. Coleman Sen (con't)