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of a turkey, black, and frequently domellicated. It is known 

 by various names. 



P. S. You will obferve that it is not expedted that you fhould 

 bring any jfheep from England or Ireland, or any other country 

 from which the exportation is prohibited, as you are on no 

 account to incur any perfonal rifk, or hazard the property of 

 your owners. 



New~Yorky Felruary lO, 1794. 

 SIR, 



AT a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce next after 



the receipt of your letter of 5th December, I did myfelf the 



honour to lay it before them, together with the Inflrudions 



to Captains of veffels,, failing to any part of Afia, Africa, 



the North of Europe, the Southern or Weilern parts of North 



America ; and at the fame time recommended them to their 



patronage, with which they cheerfully complied : — ^A copy of 



the refolution of the Chamber thereon, together with the 



Inflrudions, I have fent to Mr, Mitchill, Secretary to the 



Agricultural Society ; wifliing the laudable end you thereby 



propofe, may be fully anfwered. 



I have the honour to remain. 



With great confideration and regard. 



Sir, your moft obedient Servant, 



JOHN BROOME. 



Hon. ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON, Efq. 



