Browninghill Saturday August 30 th 1760

Dear Papa

I arrived in good time at the inn on Tuesday morning for I believe it was 3/4 of an Hour after I came before they sat out: I believe I shall make you stare a little when you hear of one of the passengers: they were one Miss Norreys of Newberry , M r Pointer that keeps an Inn there, and is intimately acquainted with M r Harris; and M rs Vincent, the famous singer at Vaux-hall; who was going to pay a visit to her relations. she was pretty free in discovering herself, for she did not long wait before she talked about M rs Vincent as of herself and Miss Brent; with whom she said she had had a quarrel; for the Girl was so insufferably proud there was no such thing as bearing her: however she owned, the Girl was good natured enough: but at last they shook hands, and all was well again At first I did not know what to make of her; for she intimated that she was in a publick way of life which I understood at first to be the Playhouse, but yet she talked of spending 3 Guineas in plays in one year and so I wondered how one that belonged to the play-house could talk of spending any money