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Imley Park, near Brackley,
Monday July 13th. 1779
Dear Sam,
If you will read my last once again, I am very much
mistaken, if you do not find, I told you, that any time before
noon (any day) till Saturday, wod be time enough for an
answer from you to come to me in a Frank from Q.S.P.
but let that pass — I was glad to find your rencontre with
Farr was the means of Setting you right — after reading what you
said about Lord Shelbourne's going to be married I was not
a little surpris'd to read in ye Morning Chronicle, brot. me by the
same post, that he was actually married on Th day of the
Date of yours to the Hon.ble Miss Fitzpatrick, Sister of Lord
Ossory — This Match will probably throwgh him into the
Bedford Party, as it will connect him with that Family.
I shall be glad to see & have a Set of your Currators
& desire you will order one to be made for me, and
I will pay for it — There is a very little Pocket Book, of the
width & length of one's Thumb, wch. is used with a Pencil for
casual memorandums such as names of Persons & places &c
wch. I think wod prove a very Convenient vade mecum for
you, always to have about you, it has a case, & takes up no
room, Farr has one wch you may see, & if you can't
Identifier: | JB/538/337/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 538.
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