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150 CLARKSON'S MISSION TO AMERICA 1791-1792
This morning I received a present from the Bishop of some books for the
Free Blacks, Teacher's and also Bishop Wilson's sermons-Fired a gun and
made the signal for every person to, as Mr. Wallace assured me he should
be ready to give all the necessary papers to take with me by eleven this
morning-I waited upon the President, to beg the favor of him, to ask the
Admiral to assist me with boats tomorrow morning to help us weigh our
anchors-I made this request of the President, as I had not time to call
upon the Admiral-I received in about an hour after this a very polite
message form Sir Richard Hughes, telling me that I should have every assistance
from him-At three went on board the Lucretia, fired a gun, & made
the signal for all the Captains, desired them to meet me at the Coffee
House at eleven this evening to receive their final orders, and to prepare
to sail early tomorrow morning; as I found we could not sail tomorrow
I wrote a note to Captain Hope of the Flag Ship to inform him of it, that
the boats from the Men of War might not be sent to us. At 1/2 past 10
this morning met the Secretary of the Province by appointment, paid off
the debts of all on board who owed money, and got his receipt for every
man I shall take out of the Province It is a great relief to me having
settled this business, for I have been obliged to suffer two or three
people, to be taken out of the ships, for debt, and to remain in custody,
sooner than divulge my design for paying their debts for them, for if
the least idea of my intention had been known I should have been liable
to great imposition and the trouble in consequence would have been more
than I could have attended to. But having kept all quiet till the Secretary
of the Province appointed a time to meet me, to give me a receipt for
the whole, whose names had been exposed in his Office, the appointed time,
according to the laws of this Province, without any demand having been
made upon them-I met him accordingly & having received his receipt
for all except a few detained for debt, I immediately paid the demands
upon them, amounting to £50 " 0 " 10, and received a receipt
from the Secretary to be given to the Captain of each Transport for the
Passengers on board his ship in the following form-
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