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Richmond,
March 18, 1837.

Mr. William Scott.

My Dear Sir,

This will be handed to you by Mr.
[Lanocay?], a most respectable [B?] of our City.

Do me the favor, if you please, to
hand to him Miss Medina's manuscript, which
you you told me she had placed in your possession.

Let me know also whether the New York
[Athaneum?] took and paid you for the 1st Vol-
ume of the Messenger - which I purchased
and paid $5 for in compliance with the ear-
nest request of their Secretary.

Let me know also whether you hand-
ed to Mr. Flynn the 17 copies of the 2d Volume,
and if you did, whether he paid you.

In case both declined taking these
copies, please deliver them [on?] to Mr. [Lanocay?]
who will bring them back to me - together
with the 10 numbers which Mr. T. B. [Wilmor?]
so politely [refused?] to take after [?]
for the same to me in person.

You have not as yet told me whe-
ther you received by mail the 1st Volume
of the Messenger - which I purchased for
Mr. N. O. Cort - and sent to your ad-