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Monday 28th July 1788.
I have just received your favour and Farr's. I shall transmitt
you this probably by Mr Browne. Thanks to Far for his invitation
but beg him not to look for any day in particular. I have depending
a flying engagement of business depending upon other people;
and till that is over, as I hope it will be in the course of a few
days, I can not call my day my own. When I called at Lincoln's
Inn Fields this last time as well as the time before, it was only
to enquire after the family, and without any expectation of seeing any
part of it.
Advise Charles, if you seem when he is in Italy to lay in a stock
of gloves made of Rabbit's wool. I bought a pair when at Leghorn
cost but 4 pacti's about 2d. They were much warmer and better
every aspect than the Beaver or Kigogna-wooll gloves I sent to
from Paris. There is none of us all I think but would find them vastly
comfortable. But he can not stuff up his portmanteau with such articles.
If however he should be at Leghorn, and find any means
there of sending things by sea, by means of a Merchant there, I should
be obliged to him for any numbers of pairs not exceeding a dozen:
supposing them not to be contraband, and I do not think they are.
It would not be worth while to send any thing such small articles any otherwise than through
a Merchant, that is a package separately addressed to any of us, on
account of the enormous charges at the Custom-House. It might answer indeed
if Far chose to get his cheese and Macaroni that way, in which case I should be glad
to join with him for 1/4 of a 100lb or so. Parmesan I gave but 8d a lb for in Leghorn: Macaroni
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