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Please to Pay to Joseph Darby on order the Sum of five pounds currency - and charge the same to the account of your much Oblij Humble Serv

to the Honbl Commissioner for the Affairs of Sable Island John Esson

£5,,0,,0

Dated at Sable Island May 29th 1830

Received the amount of the above order 2nd June 1830

Joseph Darby

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