10 Letters oft. &c inoft.

You don't take sufficient care to separate the ostensible from the

inostensible part of your letters. Q.S.P. has himself been

suggesting the expediency of writing on separate slips of paper.

n* When G or S. return, or any private conveyance

offers, suppose you were to send me any thing that you could

pick up worth sending to L. S. particularly as much as you can

pick up of the life & character & conversation of

your intimate friend's great friend

11 Peake &c

On Saturday I wrote to Peake, copying your words, mentioning your

illness as a reason for your not being more particular, &

telling him of the offers made you (

) without naming the Salary, I don't see after all that

you have much chance of any of these people. I don't see what you can

have to offer them. Marberry shrunk back at the idea of the cold, in

Courland. If you should ever have to make them offers, you should

write to them yourself: it will be safer (as you are out of the

Kingdom) and more engaging to them, than if I were to do it.

12. Agency

The offers made at Pet. h will be an excellent

basis for you to go upon in your negotiation

for the agency: & if you will have the most of making

a great sacrifice: and 2, if you are thought fit to be trusted with

such important concerns, a factori

with the other lesser ones. Perhaps it was something of this sort

that you were waiting for. If he listens to the proposal, you may bring to

his view the contingency of [your losing the place by] his

dying in which case you could be left without employ. This might be a

ground for demanding some little matter perhaps, such as a hundred a year

or so not subject to such contingency : a contingency which you

would not be subject to at Petersb: because let the

Emp. die it would not be likely to make any difference. The

Marche must go on just the same.

13 Foster

Thank him cordially in my name, for the trouble he gave himself about my

letter.

As Foster is coming back to England, be aware of that circumstance of his

being catechized by Q.S.P. (particularly about your return &

illness) & take care accordingly that he should be possessed of

no notion: but what you wish Q.S.P. to entertain

14 Mulford to Q.S.P.

Millbrook 30 March 1780 Dear Sir

I thank you kindly for the loan of the Journal, which in perusal gave me

good pleasure & satisfaction, it affords many instances of your

Sons personal qualifications likewise the great advantage of his own &

Brother's high and useful connections made in England. Though the

gaiety of Courts are too apt to divert the mind from the useful and

profitable, it must be great pleasure to his friends they can not discover

they have in the least detached him from his first and principle

view; unless indeed in one instance, viz: that of the concert: and though

grey hairs may be supposed to fortify against passions, have yet

upon reading the journal my servant came thrice into the room to

remind me the fire was quite out. There are few instances were a young fel

has introduced himself of the great theatre of the world in so

respectable a manner & much fewer,

were two Sons in one family are such

exalted characters; had they fallen to my lot, it might possibly (

had there been occasion) reduced me to one suit, and a 2 pair of

stairs room.

I shall ever wish on such like occasions your concern greater than what

you felt at the report of the vessel's being cast away, & hope

no one will ever be able to lessen your affection for your own children;

but that they may meet with reasonable assistance, and suitable

encouragement to further their stu dys, and

promote their advancement in life. These little barks

that are now tossed on the waves of this world will you know often

prove leaky, and must

goe into dock to be repaired —

As a second perusal will be a second pleasure, you will see nothing of the

Journal till the latter end of next month, when I propose,

God willing, being in town, unless I am commanded

elsewhere otherwise. I am D r Sir Your

affectionate hum. servant Mulford. N.B. Mulford is not yet in town.

May 9 th.