The first thanks him for letters of Jul and Aug and for helping by supporting him in his claims on the Colonial Office, mentions the legislation taking place in the several islands of the West Indies, the arrival of the frigate 'Vestal' that day with a captured slaver, and the need for a Commission in Grenada, Trinidad, or Barbados, for trying such cases, suggesting that his own appointment as resident judge would be some compensation for past injustices. Finally, he states that Black workers preferred to work for money rather than on their own land. The second letter discusses the legal position of the Africans who had been removed from slavers while in British territory, their ultimate disposition, and their need for a legally appointed guardian. The third describes the way in which the Africans released by the 'Vestal' had been allocated to employers and the children apprenticed for three years while the slave vessel was taken to Sierra Leone for the trial. He records the more recent capture of two other slave ships by the 'Vestal', one under Brazilian colours, which was sent by the captain to Cuba, the other under Spanish colours, the captain of which was being tried in Sanderson's own court. He asks Buxton to use this information in confidence. Finally, he claims that there were fewer losses in the middle passage than formerly.