Dear Madan
You were very obliging
to give my y^e promis’d Satisfaction of hearing from you, nor
as nothing can enhance y^e Value of your Letters to me; So
I beg you to believe, even bad news cannot make them
unwelcome: and I hope since I am not to be made
Happy by your success, I shall extract a Pleasure from
the manner in w^ch I see you will bear y^r Disappointment
my Dearest Creature! Let us continue in all Events, our
affection to one another, and submission to y^e Will of God,
From these, we may continue to Tast a Happiness, above
y^e reach of the common accident in Life – neither to be
Hurt by an Unlucky Season, an Unfortunate Blast, nor
w^t is yet harder to be Borne y^e Will of an unreasonable
Man.
We were yesterday att M^r Cartwrights
who inquir’d much after you. I hope you’l return this
week as y^e middle of next I must fetch Molly. I wish you

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would remember to let Ashley know wⁿ y^e Review is fix’d, as
he express’d an inclination to see it, & it possibly might xxx {^^not} fall in
his way to know but from your self.
Whether to congratulate or condole w^th Jemmy, I know not, but
I leave it to you to dispose of my complements of both sorts as y^o
please.
We have had no Rain since you went of any consequence, &
to Day hope to carry in y^t field you saw cut. Adieu, my
Dear Madan I will say nothing, however necessary to be said,
that shall be disagreeable to you, I wish you all possible pleasure
where you are, the assurance of your happiness would sweeten
y^e most painfull circumstances in Life to your most aff: and
Faithfull J Madan

Pen sends her Duty
Northill. June 21^t 1737
I Depend on yr Promise for Chirac he
Lives in York Buildings, and beg you to
set one half Hour to Dandridge.
I write this Post to Harrington to
secure me a lodging so you need not
give you self any trouble in that respect. your Leg I hope is well

Dear Madan
You were very obliging
to give my y^e promised Satisfaction of hearing from you, nor
as nothing can enhance y^e Value of your Letters to me; So
I beg you to believe, even bad news cannot make them
unwelcome: and I hope since I am not to be made
Happy by your success, I shall extract a Pleasure from
the manner in w^ch I see you will bear y^r Disappointment
my Dearest Creature! Let us continue in all Events, our
affection to one another, and submission to y^e Will of God,
From these, we may continue to Taste a Happiness, above
y^e reach of the common accident in Life – neither to be
Hurt by an Unlucky Season, an Unfortunate Blast, nor
w^t is yet harder to be Borne y^e Will of an unreasonable
Man.
We were yesterday at M^r Cartwrights
who inquired much after you. I hope you'll return this
week as y^e middle of next I must fetch Molly. I wish you

[f.149v]

would remember to let Ashley know wⁿ y^e Review is fixed, as
he expressed an inclination to see it, & it possibly might xxx {^^not} fall in
his way to know but from your self.
Whether to congratulate or condole w^th Jemmy, I know not, but
I leave it to you to dispose of my compliments of both sorts as y^o
please.
We have had no Rain since you went of any consequence, &
to Day hope to carry in y^t field you saw cut. Adieu, my
Dear Madan I will say nothing, however necessary to be said,
that shall be disagreeable to you, I wish you all possible pleasure
where you are, the assurance of your happiness would sweeten
y^e most painful circumstances in Life to your most aff: and
Faithfull J Madan

Pen sends her Duty
Northill. June 21^t 1737
I Depend on yr Promise for Chirac he
Lives in York Buildings, and beg you to
set one half Hour to Dandridge.
I write this Post to Harrington to
secure me a lodging so you need not
give you self any trouble in that respect. your Leg I hope is well