Nathaniel Ray Letter to Thomas Rotch Regarding Society of Friends

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[corresponds to page 1 of Nathaniel Ray Letter to Thomas Rotch Regarding Society of Friends]

		Mount Pleasent   1 Month 27  1815
	  
Thomas Rotch
		
	Dear And Respected friend
	  
	In the year 1800  I was Disond  from
	  
	friends for Commanding An Armed ship
	  
	Not then Considerring As I Might of
	  
	Don sence that time   Seeing A Large
	  
	Share of this troubellsom world And
	  
	Now Being of A sound Mind An After
	  
	My Humbled And sinseare Desier to Belong
	  
	to friends society And Respecting that
	  
	Cant Be Dun withought Retracting Back
	  
	And sending An Acknolagement to the
	  
	South Meting on the Island of Nantucket
	  
	Whare I formerly Belonged  Wishing thou
	  
	Might Right sutch An Acknolagement
	  
	for Me As Thou May Judg Propper
	   
	I Remain they Assurd friend.
			 
			Nathaniel C.Ray