July y^e 25^th
Sunday 1731

I have just rec^d your Letter, my Everlastingly Belov’d Soul!
for w^ch ten thousand thanks, & on w^ch I have bestow’d as many Kiss’s, w^t
would I give to be able to do as much to y^e Dear {^^hand} that wrote it!
Is there no Hope, am {^^I} still to Lye under y^e cruel sentence of
Banishment from all y^t is Desirable? I examine every news
paper, & if you Stay much Long{^^er}, shall Certainly turn Polititian, for
I find {^ ^{a great Inclination in my Self to}} Dive into the affair y^t keeps you from you {^^me} – not that it
concerns France, or England; but as it is y^e concern of your Heart
& mine – w^ch however I flatter my{^^self} the Distance has power to
Separate – assure me of this Dear, this necessary truth by y^e very [missing]
post, & think your Letters bring me Intervals of Happiness - & tis
as Natural for you {^^to} Desire to oblige, as it for me to Be Grateful
for your Goodness.
Last post Brought as you Imagin’d it would Letters from
Tyrrel, nothing from Butler, he only inclos’d them. I send y^e
coppys y^o order, & one of y^e Plantation, nessesarys, by this
Post to Coll. Butler, & have Desir’d he would take care of
your pipe of Madara wine, till farther orders from you, for
I Imagin’d you design’d having it down & Bottling it off here:
so you will inform him w^t you woud have done –
You will have y^r shirts &c. Saturday next w^ch is as soon as
I can possibly send them. My mother Leaves me to morrow
I wait on her as far as Langly, where I propose to dine, & viset
Stoke in my way back, after w^ch your Horses shall be turn’d
to Grass, w^ch I am glad your Letter mention’d because John has

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Kept them in y^e stable ever since, & would have done but that I read your positive
orders to him, he had about a week agoe a load of hay from Groves, & has had
Oates twice from Bray town, I shall make a moderate use of y^e Liberty you give Me.

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in relation to y^e Grand affair, that Plague of Life! & only allay to my
Happiness – God send us more of it or Content, & y^e continuance of
Our Love, & perhaps y^t may do as well. My Dear, Dear, ten thousand
a year adieu! yours to y^e Latest moment of my Life.
J.M.

My mothers best service attends y^o she has taken y^e paper
and will do as you desire, & get in on stamp paper. Your
Letter was mighty well taken, & did much better then I could
without it.

Your Horse is well. Mr Irwin call’d yesterday to see Molly &
thinks y^e speck diminish’d – martin quite well, & as Handsome as an
angel.

July y^e 25^th
Sunday 1731

I have just rec^d your Letter, my Everlastingly Beloved Soul!
for w^ch ten thousand thanks, & on w^ch I have bestowed as many Kiss’s, w^t
would I give to be able to do as much to y^e Dear {^^hand} that wrote it!
Is there no Hope, am {^^I} still to Lye under y^e cruel sentence of
Banishment from all y^t is Desirable? I examine every news
paper, & if you Stay much Long{^^er}, shall Certainly turn Politician, for
I find {^ ^{a great Inclination in my Self to}} Dive into the affair y^t keeps you from you {^^me} – not that it
concerns France, or England; but as it is y^e concern of your Heart
& mine – w^ch however I flatter my{^^self} the Distance has power to
Separate – assure me of this Dear, this necessary truth by y^e very [missing]
post, & think your Letters bring me Intervals of Happiness - & tis
as Natural for you {^^to} Desire to oblige, as it for me to Be Grateful
for your Goodness.
Last post Brought as you Imagined it would Letters from
Tyrrel, nothing from Butler, he only enclosed them. I send y^e
copies y^o order, & one of y^e Plantation, necessaries, by this
Post to Coll. Butler, & have Desired he would take care of
your pipe of Madeira wine, till farther orders from you, for
I Imagined you designed having it down & Bottling it off here:
so you will inform him w^t you would have done –
You will have y^r shirts &c. Saturday next w^ch is as soon as
I can possibly send them. My mother Leaves me to morrow
I wait on her as far as Langly, where I propose to dine, & visit
Stoke in my way back, after w^ch your Horses shall be turned
to Grass, w^ch I am glad your Letter mentioned because John has

[change of orientation]

Kept them in y^e stable ever since, & would have done but that I read your positive
orders to him, he had about a week ago a load of hay from Groves, & has had
Oates twice from Bray town, I shall make a moderate use of y^e Liberty you give Me.

[f.124v]

in relation to y^e Grand affair, that Plague of Life! & only allay to my
Happiness – God send us more of it or Content, & y^e continuance of
Our Love, & perhaps y^t may do as well. My Dear, Dear, ten thousand
a year adieu! yours to y^e Latest moment of my Life.
J.M.

My mothers best service attends y^o she has taken y^e paper
and will do as you desire, & get in on stamp paper. Your
Letter was mighty well taken, & did much better then I could
without it.

Your Horse is well. Mr Irwin called yesterday to see Molly &
thinks y^e speck diminished – martin quite well, & as Handsome as an
angel.