Earl Spencer, Spithead, 4 May 1813
Revd & Dear Sir,
	I have received 35 Bibles and 20 Testaments from the Hone Mrs Grey together with your parcel. The Commissioner brought them on board himself; he visited me & my family in our apartment, and I have been treated with great respect both by him & his Lady.
	I have not received the Missionary register No. 3— if you send it, you will have the goodness to do it immediately.
	I am sorry I could not serve Mrs Grey with respect to the Wife of Dawkins the Prisoner. Mr Stuart told me at first, that I might take a Servant, but Mrs Kendall was content to do without one, we had not therefore a birth [sic] provided for one to sleep in—
	The Revd Mr Vale will do well to take possession of his Birth as soon as Captain Young has given orders to have it fitted up for him & it is finished. I could explain my reasons for this hint. I fully expected that he would have come on board this ship as soon as he was ordained. I should have written to him, but I did not know his address. [f]
	I am told that it is not intended by the Captain to touch at Rio Janeiro, but to sail directly for the Cape of Good Hope.
	I shall take care to embrace every opportunity of writing to you.
	Be pleased to accept my best acknowledgments for all your kind favors &  believe me to be Revd & Dear Sir
ever faithfully yours
Tho Kendall
If you can send me a gross or two of reward Tickets for Children from Kents, Holborn I shall esteem it a favor. Each as a verse of Scripture written upon it.
Mrs K unites in duty & we are happy & well.
I pray that Mr Dealty’s Sermon may be the means of  doing much good— [f]
If you can enclose me Ten Pounds in Silver and either draw if or Mr Woodd, or give me a Note to Mr Marsden that I have received it in part of my Salary I shall esteem it a particular favor, you can let it be packed up secure in a small box and send it to the Honble Mrs Grey. I am sorry to trouble Her but I have no other friend at Portsmouth— I find Silver very useful— [We] expect to sail on Sunday reply as before.