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½ after 10 29 June 1778
I send you a Banknote of £10 No C34
payable to Cuthb:t Fisher Esq:r dated 13 Jan.y 1778
signed W.m Jackson
La folle & La grossiere are just left me - they have
been drinking Tea with me — As for La folle's behaviour
I can not say much for it - but I can not stay now to
be particular.
We are all in a terrible funk about Keppel's return,
which is here imputed to his not being strong enough to fight the French
Ld Sandwich it is said is gone down express to you; &
scarce knows whether his head is upon his shoulders - Ld Suffolk
is dead. Ld Hillsborough it is said is to be Secretary
of State.
You will have a scolding letter from Lind. If
the delay happen'd from you take care it happen not again —
You have it in your power by giving him
early intelligence to do him essential service. Your letter
came to him only to day. He writes to you at the Navy Coffeehouse
Berkely who brought Keppel's letter says that
in the papers of the Pallas was found a circular letter
addressed by Sartine to all the Captains requiring them "not
"to molest that great Navigator Capt: Cooke - This at the same
Identifier: | JB/538/195/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 538.
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