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Your of the Eighth [..] Instant I Received but cants
possably wait on the [..] entlemen this day being preengage [..]
on Business of Great Importence as Justice Richards
can Inform you but [..] ay Present my Humble service
to them and the reason [..] which I can give for Confirming
the Overseeres is, that [..] haveing always been the Custom
of the parish for to mak [..] a Return of fit Persons for [..]
that Office and they did [..] make Such a Return of fit and
able Persons without my Exception, and the other
two who were before [..] firmed being in an Office, but
last Year had not th [..] discharged themselves of that
Office, I have done [..] any thing Contrary to the
Custom, of other Parrishes it is more there I knew and
shall be more carefully for the future I am with grea [..]
Respect to the Gentlemen and you

St. Your Humble Sew [..]
John Smith< no role > [..]
May. 10. [..]