Awashonks (Bark) of New Bedford, Mass., KWM_494

of the Vasse and invited to visit them I have a room at one of the Public housees but I have spent more of my time at Capt Malloys the governers of the Island and the Bishup of Adalades roms ware kept for my use as lodgings and a survant to wate upon me. The Bishups house adjouns Capt Malloys so I ate while thare with the Capt, and Capt Mickel and John and I had had hole possesion of The Bishups house to ourselvs, I have rode almoste evry day on horse back. wensday I went 18 miles and the next day 20 miles and I always had an escort of from 2 to 6 of the Captins they sayed they all had charge of me and one would not trust me to the other so they must all go that could, they call me our Mrs Marble and do not alow me to breath scarcely without them to helpt me. I have ben

envited out several times to spend the day, we go at 6 Oclock in the evening and have dinner at seven and at ten tea, so I could ride all day and then go out and spend another in the same day, we have had two old batchelors Capt is with us part of the time one left us a fiew days ago Capt Cook of the Canton he is bound home soon I sent you my journal by him he was all attension to me while he remained hear, we would get up and take a ride on horse back on the beach early before the rest ware up, he sent on bord of our ship the day before he left a case of lemon syrup for me, Capt Stuard our Comadore and Capt Spalden his sunin law also sent me a cag of tamerins and some coakernuts, Capt Meckel sent 30 miles Bombary to get me

grapes and peaches, also Capt Mores gave me a lot of beautiful peaches, also Mr James Chatborn gave us liberty to go in to his garden eney time and get what we pleased we have ben several times and got melons and I have six to take on board, so now good by for this time, we some expect to be in hear agane in October next but cant say surtin but I would not be eney harm ed to write hear for we will be hear in one year if not before and we will get them, but you must give them all of three months to come in for some that have received letters have ben 5 months a comeing, thare is a regular mail runs evry [-] month one from New york and one from Boston so thare is no excuse John George F and myself have received valentines and all the other Captains Johns was grand the best of the lot, so again goodby from your dayghter Elizabeth C Marbel