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December 9^th. 1762 -

Sir

I did myself the Honour to write ^to you
fully by M^r Bradley. Yesterday there was a Survey
on the provisions belonging to the Transport by the
Master of the Arundel, M^r Paul Loyall, Mayor of Norfolk
and M^r Maximilian Calvert, one of the Aldermen &
a Justice of the Peace. The two last have been Masters
of Vessels several years and are competent Judges
of provisions that are fit for Sea. I desired also
the two Spanish Captains to be present but they
did not stay long, & said they were satisfied with what
the Gentlemen should do: Some of the Provisions were
condemned, but the Report is not yet made out, for
I wait for a form from the Man of War: Cap^t Longbot=
tom will go over soon to Col^o Hunter & I presume must
also wait on you for an Order to the Agent Victualler
to compleat his provisions, it being a rule that they
must be supplied by the same Authority that con=
demned the former

I am &c

The hon^ble. Francis Fauquier esq^r.

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