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Sable Island
3 Feby 1847
Governor Darby

[address in centre]
private
Sir John Harvey
Government House
Halifax, NS
per Sch.r Daring

[written vertically over previous]
Rec.d Feby 3 / 47
Gov Darby
Sable Island
[illegible]
scarcity of food
+ fuel before the
end of February

[written diagonally, in a different hand, after previous]
I trust no time
will be lost in despatching
the Daring with
the necessary supplies
of provisions +
fuel
[illegible initials: JH for John Harvey?]
Feb 4