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views and get someone to [if possible] ascertain the [e]xact No about Antigonish as application has been made to me from Guysboro C[ount]y for a number which has quite astonished me.
With respect
I have the honor
to be Sir
Yours obedient [S]
WM. Chearnley

Capt Chearnley [written upside down on bottom edge of the page]