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pressions which the paragraph alluded to may have made. Whether the matter will bear an action or not, I do not know, and have not inquired whether you can punish by law; because I think it is not worth while to go to the expence of a law-suit, especially if a proper apology is made; for, can any man that reads your Narrative believe that you are not a native of Africe? I see therefore no good reason for not printing a fifth edition, on account of a scandalous paragraph in a new paper.

I remain,
Dear Sir,
Your sincere Friend,
J. Baker

Grosvenor-street, May 14, 1792.

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