Thanks ten thousand thanks to you, my dear Master, for the news from

Barker for the news itself , and for the haste you made in communicating to

to me, knowing how it would please me. For how it would please you know too

well, for me to need to tell you.

Que puis-je dire a ma maitress? rien, jusqu'a se que les choses se

soient un peu celaircies. C'est ce que j'attends

impatientiment de ce que je tiens en poche

Wednesday Oct r. 5 th.

1774 I have got a Horse pro tempore: en attandent

till I have one given me for good and all. You told me you would meet me

on my return. This will go from Southampton tomorrow. & will reach you

on Friday. By that time I shall be at Whitchurch. A letter sent by the Post

would not reach me till

Sunday. Appoint time and place of meeting If you appoint

Sunday evening, your Letter must come by a Coach that goes through

Whitchurch there is one inns behind S t

Clement's, another at the Bel Savage Fleet Street. Ay, send it thus at all

events and to make up a packet, send me the News-papers of the whole week. You gave me

hopes of your

(your stretching as far Demezey's

Hertford Bridge [35 1/2]. If so that would suit me excellently. A

good house

that

I have now opened the dreaded letter. I can say to it but

two words. Forgive! Forgive! Duty to Mistress. with the handsomest

apology you can make her for my silence.

John Lind Esq: r Lamb's Conduit Street N o 65

London

My Brother

not. he is well.

Whitchurch - 1774

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