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& breeches.</p> | & breeches.</p> | ||
These things you will perceive are not | <p>These things you will perceive are not | ||
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very essential. | very essential. They are rather <unclear>Coxcombish</unclear> commissions | ||
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but if you <sic>shuld</sic> meet with <del>th<gap/></del> such articles <del>either</del> | |||
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<del>at the London shops or should have come <gap/></del> there | |||
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would be no extravagence as they would <unclear>scarcely come</unclear> | |||
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dearer than an <sic>inferiour</sic> <unclear>sort</unclear> here.</p> | |||
<p>The lining of the coats is scarlet Shalloon which | |||
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<sic>shuld</sic> also match in fineness and short jacket | |||
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uniforms which I wear in summer may be lined with | |||
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scarlet silk<unclear>e</unclear> matter.</p> | |||
<p>I desired you in a former | |||
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letter to bring 2 large & long Cloaks one of blue | |||
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cloth the other of white The white one may | |||
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as well be without lining but the blue one had better | |||
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be lined with a cheap kind of bath coating. white. | |||
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I believe I advised you to bring for <unclear>yourself</unclear> besides | |||
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a red cloak. but this unless you are at | |||
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Petersberg <sic>my</sic> be dispensed with.</p> | |||
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a couple of yards of white cloth to match in fineness with
the others, Some white Keneymire for undress waistcoat
& breeches.
These things you will perceive are not
very essential. They are rather Coxcombish commissions
but if you shuld meet with th such articles either
at the London shops or should have come there
would be no extravagence as they would scarcely come
dearer than an inferiour sort here.
The lining of the coats is scarlet Shalloon which
shuld also match in fineness and short jacket
uniforms which I wear in summer may be lined with
scarlet silke matter.
I desired you in a former
letter to bring 2 large & long Cloaks one of blue
cloth the other of white The white one may
as well be without lining but the blue one had better
be lined with a cheap kind of bath coating. white.
I believe I advised you to bring for yourself besides
a red cloak. but this unless you are at
Petersberg my be dispensed with.
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