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[written along the left side]
cash sent by Mr Condon 7/6 for land sold
To be expended in Stationary for the
use of the [illegible] [initials illegible: WC?]

Sable Island 1st Sep.r
Dear Sir

Yours of the 29th Ult per Daring I received yesterday and she is now leaving with cargo as per list enclosed. the balance of the molasses I will send as soon as I can.

The Guide was a splendid vessel of 132 tons burthen, was built at Aberdeen in 1848 thoroughly copper fastened and Iron kneed, and sheathed with metal to 10 feet aft and 9 feet forward. She now lies against the beach deeply imbedded in the sand. her mainmast is [carried?] away below deck and hanging over the starboard side. foremast and bowsprit with jib boom standing, rudder braces on ^the stern post broken. Patent windlass and Iron pumps complete, deck partly ripped up and the tide flows and ebbs in and out of her. worth to the Establishment £10–

Mr Condon and myself have talked matters over and he will tell you better about our affairs than I can now write. Please excuse my great haste and bad writing.

Your Obt Servant
M.D. McKenna

[address at lower left]
Hon Hugh Bell
Halifax