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My Dearest
Of all that's most dear to me, very agreably surprized me by her acceptable
Letter & my Brother's Welcome Visit o' Sunday, whein both were equally unexpected - I was
not a little pleased to leave you in company with somebody I knew, & was glad for your
Sake to renew my almost worn out Acquaintance with Mr Hoyts, but cod not help blame
myself for not making him more particularly known to you, by telling you expressly
he was, however my Sister was of yr opinion you wod soon find him out and had a Notion
you might go with him to Surcoat - At Carting we return'd to our House of Call
where as I told Mr Evans the Convenient Accomodations it afforded made it like good
Wine to a Tavern need no Bush — after Dinner & Jerry had given our
a specimen of his Proficiency in Musick by Playing a Sonata or two out of a Collection
wch Mr Evans had by him of Handels - we proceeded to Mr. Merell's accompanied
not only by yr old Man but his Wife induced, as I suppos'd by their regard
of those we went to see & by the Occasion of our Visit - however it proved a
very agreable one, and Mrs. Merell & her sister seem mighty good sort of People -
we drank Tea & Coffee there, and Mr Warren the Minister of Hamstead was there, it
happen'd to be Election Day when the Eight Senior Kings Scholars were chosen to be
sent to the Universities & Eight others Elected out of the School to supply their Places
upon the Foundation, Mr Warren's Son was one of the latter, but against his will
he had been a Boarder for some time at Mrs. Merelles where he had not the best of
Character for good Nature &c - but you never saw more Anxiety & tenderness
for a Son's Welfare & Success than you might observe in Mr. Warren, you who
have such an Interested Feeling for the Concerns of others have had very —
sensible Impressions upon the occasion. Mr Warren made very high Compliments
of Admiration of your Son's Accomplishmts & Proficiency -
But indeed my dear I am very angry with you for suffering yourself
be made uneasy at such trifling Instances of Expence - what you paid for the
instead of being ye least extravagant was extremely reasonable, & wod you run the hazard of
being Shook to pieces in a two wheel Reid chaise for ye Sake of Saving 3/3 — can you think
it reasonable yt People shod pay £4 a year Duty instead of £2 to accomodate you at ye
Same Rate as at this Rate I shall be afraid you will want one the next Journey
to take you a place in a Waggon - I must own I don't yet know how - such that
will save mile but it may amount to a Shilling or two in ye whole
amply sufficient for your enduring all the Incommodities of a Journey! - but if
dear Simple Girl goes on in this manner, I hope her good Mama & Aunt will Joyn me
in Chiding her, & if that wont do, I know how to punish her, by depriving her Husband
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Jeremiah Bentham |
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