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Halifax 30th Jany. 1836

T. W. James Esq.r

Sir

We have the Honor to enclose a letter from the Collector of His Majestys Customs relative to salvage on the American Ship Eagle to which we cannot give an answer untill we received his Excellencys instructions on that subject as requested in a former letter dated 24th December 1836.

Your Obed.t Servants
Jas. H. Tidmarsh
E. Cunard
Ed. Wallace