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Return to England

           ThenIreturnedhimtherest,andtoldhimifeverIhadpossessionoftheplantation,Iwouldreturntheothertohimalso,as,indeed,Iafterwardsdid; andthatastothebillofsaleofhispartinhisson’sship,Iwouldnottakeitbyanymeans; butthatifIwantedthemoney,Ifoundhewashonestenoughtopayme; andifIdidnot,butcametoreceivewhathegavemereasontoexpect,Iwouldneverhaveapennymorefromhim. 

           Whenthiswaspassed,theoldmanbegantoaskmeifheshouldputmeintoamethodtomakemyclaimtomyplantation. ItoldhimIthoughttogooveritmyself. HesaidImightdosoifIpleased; butthatifIdidnot,therewerewaysenoughtosecuremyright,andimmediatelytoappropriatetheprofitstomyuse; andastherewereshipsintheriverofLisbonjustreadytogoawaytoBrazil,hemademeentermynameinapublicregister,withhisaffidavit,affirming,uponoath,thatIwasalive,andthatIwasthesamepersonwhotookupthelandfortheplantingthesaidplantationatfirst. 

           Thisbeingregularlyattestedbyanotary,andaprocurationaffixed,hedirectedmetosendit,withaletterofhiswriting,toamerchantofhisacquaintanceattheplace,andthenproposedmystayingwithhimtillanaccountcameofthereturn. 

           Neveranythingwasmorehonorablethantheproceedingsuponthisprocuration; forinlessthansevenmonthsIreceivedalargepacketfromthesurvivorsofmytrustees,themerchants,forwhoseaccountIwenttosea,inwhichwerethefollowingparticularlettersandpapersenclosed. 

           First,therewastheaccount-currentoftheproduceofmyfarmorplantationfromtheyearwhentheirfathershadbalancedwithmyoldPortugalcaptain,beingforsixyears; thebalanceappearedtobe1,174moidoresinmyfavor. 

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