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Dear Sir
I hope this will reach
you in time to prevent the trouble
of a useless search for the Plan of
the Road from Long Island in the
[?Little] Bras d'or to the Strait of
Barra __ I have just learned
that Mr. Sutherland did not get
my Instructions __ When the Survey
is completed I will take a copy
of the Plan __ I shall endeavor to
proceed without the other Plans
until the close of the Session when
it may suit you better to give
directions about these _ Sutherland
begged me to mention that their