My Lord, [Duke of Bedford]

I have been Engaged in a very Laborious work for these fifteen years by past, in civilizing a wild Barbarous people and Endeavouring at least to bring them on a par with our Neighbouring Colonies, The reason of my small success is owing to the Inequality of their Representatives in Assembly, when that is Redressed I Hope matters will go smoothly In the meanwhile I have Employed myself in attempting to raise and produce such commodities as Great Brittain Imports from countries of a parallel Latitude, and I can with pleasure Inform your Grace that I have brought wine and Raw Silk to a good Degree of perfection and if I had my arrears paid I Donot Doubt But to turn the minds of the people of this province pretty universally this way