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send you Securities of Shaik P. C. I hope you will accept them and discharge Them. Securities engage to pay 5 S. Rs per month to you.
I am
10 Mar: Your’s truly
1787

This shews that there was at that time a Cause for his imprisonmt different from the suspicion of his being a water pirate.
No reply was given to that letter, but Mr. W. T. J sevl times waited on Mr. M
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