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The young Dutchess's hand was kissed in the morning and the Old one's in the
afternoon as She did not appear before. Proud was he now who could
get a word from either Duke or Dutchess especially the former, I however
came in for my share. In the evening during the Concert the
Dutchess and 3 of the ladies who were of our party at Pinau attacked
me again upon the subject of the widow's daughter. told me She
was come to town and that if not before I should certainly see her on
new year's day. It is fine diversion for them & for me too.
Sunday/ To day I go to Court: to as indeed I have an invitation
for every day. The post goes out this morning, so I must just
skim over your letters to do something in the way of answering them.
Answer to I.B.'s letters continued.
5.
As to my health 'tis true it has been very indifferent but is
now good. I thought of my fathers medicine the chewing
of th and made use of it a good deal, but I cant
say that it had much good effect.
6
I wish much I had a piece of the new yellow metal as also
another piece of that which is fluid in the heat of boiling
ratio, the duke is curious in every thing.
1779} S.B. Mittau
Dec } to
26 } I.B. Linc Inn
Leaf 1st D. <unclear>oes.
Reced Jan. 17
1780
7.
Ld Mahon's paper which you mention I saw at Mouskin
Pouskin's before I left England. a propos this man is not
yet come here.
8.
Cant Calendar.(elson's) yes I wish I had it. as to news
papers I seldom or ever see them I have the news vivâ voce.
but manuscript news tells excedingly well here cant you find.
somebody who will send me a little by the next post.
Parcel. 9.
Try if you cant send me a little parcel by means of some
of the Prussia Merchants who know of everybody's coming this
way and would I dare say charge them selves with it. As to the
things which you are in a doubt about the . I dont want
them.
10.
Thank Charles most heartily for the trouble he took to send me
the Shipbuilding news. The changing of Masts is an old story about
which the Navy people cant agree at all. Tell him I envy him
excedingly his Medal. Yet a Medal I have also. which Klopman
gave me of the Duke as to the value we must say nothing of that, 30 pence
perhaps as it is of Silver.
The last letter I sent you about a week ago cost me
about 6 Shillings English to frank it to Amsterdam.
You I suppose had to pay 3 or 4 more for it.
The post today has brought me no litters but
I hope by the next post I shall from
some of you again.
Send me Gregory's book
The D has just sent by young Medem
for me to go with him to Sup another
of his cnty huses country houses Adieus
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