Nantucket 9m 5th, 1789
Friend George Spooner
Enclosed is a Certificate from
The Navil Officer of the Port of Roanoke
specifying that there was in his office
a Register left by Sam'l Moss and Wm Walker
without paying their fees - -
Therefore my request is that this
Certificate may be kept by thee -
and not exposed to any but they -
deny the property belonging to
Elisha Norfleet of Edenton should this
be the Case - then please to present it
to Officer, with this request that he
shall take care that it be present
at the trial.
I am &c
Thomas Rotch