Letter 4516

[…]m favoured wth yrs of ye 26th 9ber past with one from my good […] […] whose ler I answer by ye Inclosed wch I request ye favour of you to forward […] I should have been very glad to have shown you by an obedience to yr commands ye respect I bear Mr White & his friend but this ye first Injunction is of such a nature as will not suffer me to Indulge my self in ye pleasure ye heat of ye Brazeel Climates mountainous subu[r?]bs & uncultivated soil near ye City of ye rio de Janeiro rendring all incursions So very difficult & unpleasant yt hardly any foreigners Inhabiters of ye town attempt it & ye natives are so dull & bend so little to those [the…] yt one Cannot expect any satisfaction from their labours of ye kind to such a degree if I my self who was […] …. … say I saw nothing of novelty but yt we may be acquainted within ye European port of ye world many Imperfect […] I have had there of curiosity ye country abounds with but I could never have a sight of them & Indeed ye Jesuits there are so negligent of curiositys of yt kind yt they seem to Know no more of ye matter yn ye Simple labourer ye need not have made any appology for yr having layn yr Command on me yr own merit besides a friends recommendation are such powerfull perswasions I wuld not have been unsenible of so pray make use of me in yr service wth such a freedom as friends use to entertain one another with & excuse my not being able to oblige yo in [things?] first desire I hope to have better fortune for ye future when ye execution of yr command falls within my capacity I deld Mr Hardwick yr Inclosed & have [defened?] answering you till now waiting for this opportunity of a homewd bound convoy so I hope yo will believe me when I assure yo I am wth much truth Sr. yr mt humle Servt Joseph Gulston I am