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Boxes of Cranberries, one for yourself, and the rest Marked A, B, C, D etc. with a memorandom, of the Persons Names corresponding to the Letters, which Captn. Thompson will give you, you can either allow the Captn. to Deliver them according to
the Memorandom, or give them to the Commissioners which ever way you Please, they were every Berry that I could gather up about the Island, we are all tolerably well, We have had some very Boisterous Weather, with Heavy Sea and high Tides.

Nothing more at Present from your Sincere

Well Wisher

Joseph Darby

Pd. David Lawrence has received the money and other articles and I believe everything is Right for the other people,
J.D.--

To Ed. Duckett, [Junior?] Esq.
Halifax, N.S.