§ From Thomas Newton. 16 August 1806, Collector’s Office, Norfolk. “Yesterday I sold 12 bars of the rice agreeable to yr directions at 5$ ⅌ Ct. I shall be glad of your instructions respecting the rest.”

Adds in a postscript: “The pilot boat Tartar, has no waste or ports, a log gunnel & in every respect, like a pilot a boat excepting the long trunk. Has no arms.”