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Augusta 
Jany [January]  1, 1787 
A Pertition [Petition]  to your Hounors [Honors]  to Inform you that it is out of my Power to Furnish the Guard & Hostridges [Hostages]  for [illegible text]  Rashon [Ration]  for it is so high for Beef is 5 [illegible text]  & Pork the same for Corn 3/ [unclear text: 6 ]  & Rum it is out of my Power to get for the Paper Medium & there hops [hopes]  that your Honours [Honors]  will allow some more  [unclear text: thin 21/. R Rashon [Ration]  ]   
 
I am your Honours Humb. [Humble]  Servant 
[Signed] James Pearre  
Capt [Captain]  of the Guard. 
 
 
 
 
 
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Petition 
Captain James Pearrie 
 
1 Jany 1787.  
To His Honour [Honor]  the Governer [Governor]   
 
[unclear text: 1/6 W. Ration ]