Wednesday Dec r 23 1778 Linc. Inn.

I have got for you Sunderland on Ship-building — Is it

not a Book you have been in want of? If not tell me, within

this week, and I can return it — it cost 5 s.

I have received your's of 22 d

I should like the scheme of taking the Russian Cub mightily

- but for the reasons you mention I have no great idea of

it's succeeding. I will think about a method of carrying it into execution.

Perhaps I may call upon Sambouski: our name I believe

is known to him; but I fear not in a very advantageous way. All

that however is mere conjecture, & I have not time to mention

particulars.

What mean you by the Book L d Mulgrave recommended

you? not that the very book I got for you? Manuel des

Marins I think the title of it is.

I will see about Don Jorge

If they charge you double at the Post Office for single letters,

complain.

I wrote to you by Peake's boy - I thought he would was to have

set out on Tuesday morning - but I found he was not to set out till

Tuesday night.

Here is but an indifferent 3 penn'orth.

Madam Q.S.P. has lately had a disappointment. Banks wrote

a letter to C.A. asking him to go on from Geneva with him into

Italy. C.A. wrote an answer spelling to be treated. Came

a civil reply, but the hint was not accepted.