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any confidence in the reports or
not again [yester?]day Benton and
Harvey wants to know what I done
with [fiddle?] I wrote to you when i
was at Granada by Tom Willroy
who said he was going home and
that he would leave my letter at
Capt [Shinpacks?] i suppose he did not
do it and i have written to you since
that i left him at the Old Lady
Auldriges the same day I started
if I live to get home I will like-
ly call at Mrs Auldriges as I goe
nothing more at presant this
leaves me well and hope it may
find you all likewise give my
respects to all enquiring friends
i like to forgot to say John Bowlett
is back here again in the Kingston
Hospital he told me he was looking
John Paine soon from home soon
no more at presant I
remain as Ever H H Collins