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Your last which informed me of the <sic>advantagious</sic> appointment | Your last which informed me of the <sic>advantagious</sic> appointment | ||
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your Friend Mr Davis had obtained, & in < | your Friend Mr Davis had obtained, & in <unclear>ye most <sic>agreable</sic></unclear> | ||
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manner, gave us great pleasure, as we are truly sensible of his | manner, gave us great pleasure, as we are truly sensible of his | ||
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Admiralty — and the attention he has <sic>shewn</sic> to real | Admiralty — and the attention he has <sic>shewn</sic> to real | ||
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merit, | merit, by the Choices he has already made cannot | ||
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fail of being an Incitement to others — I am sorry | |||
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to hear so indifferent an account of your health — | |||
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w<hi rend="superscript"><hi rend="underline">ch</hi></hi> I hope is more owing to the late bad weather | |||
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than to any other Cause - for my own part I have not | |||
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been well myself these Six weeks, Colds have succeeded | |||
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Colds in a variety of Shapes — and lately I am convinced | |||
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I have had & still have a Gouty Disorder flying about | |||
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me - for my Stomach has <del>has</del>the same kind of Heat, | |||
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and the Small<unclear>er</unclear> Ankles of my Legs the same kind | |||
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of <unclear>fold</unclear>, this not altogether to <unclear>ye</unclear> degree, that I had | |||
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at Caën - Sunday <sic>se'en</sic> night Mr <unclear>Desannes</unclear> the | |||
Dear Sam
Your last which informed me of the advantagious appointment
your Friend Mr Davis had obtained, & in ye most agreable
manner, gave us great pleasure, as we are truly sensible of his
merit — which is much more flattering from the Prospects
it opens to him, than the immediate benefit likely
to result from it — I am sensible your regard for him
is such that you cou'd not receive more satisfaction
from any Event how favourable so ever to yourself —
I have no doubt but Lord How, in case he succeeds,
and I think he can't well miscarry considering the
mighty forces he will have under his command,
will in a very few years be at the head of the —
Admiralty — and the attention he has shewn to real
merit, by the Choices he has already made cannot
fail of being an Incitement to others — I am sorry
to hear so indifferent an account of your health —
w<hi rend="underline">ch</hi> I hope is more owing to the late bad weather
than to any other Cause - for my own part I have not
been well myself these Six weeks, Colds have succeeded
Colds in a variety of Shapes — and lately I am convinced
I have had & still have a Gouty Disorder flying about
me - for my Stomach has hasthe same kind of Heat,
and the Smaller Ankles of my Legs the same kind
of fold, this not altogether to ye degree, that I had
at Caën - Sunday se'en night Mr Desannes the
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