[f.15a]
To
Miss Brompton
at M^rs Garth’s House over
against Brown’s Head in
New Bond Street
London

Dear Miss Brompton
I hope your goodness will pardon my long silence and
accept of a thousand thanks for the favour of your last Letter, I heard by M^rs
Garth of your being in Bond street and can’t doubt of your having a great deal
of pleasure so long as you continue in that Polite part of the Town, especially as
you are with such agreeable company as M^rs Garth, and Miss Evelins, I wish you
wou’d make Olney in your way as you return to the Devizes which is what you
may very easily do, and go from hence with M^r Garth who has been so good to
promise us the pleasure of seeing him here some time this spring, we shou’d be
extremely glad of your Company and the longer you contrive to stay the
greater we shou’d esteem the Obligation, you might come down in one day in the
Northampton Coach, and tho’ that wou’d be a great fatigue yet it wou’d be but of
a short continuance, I wou’d do all that lay in my power to make Olney agreeable
to you, and I am sure your company wou’d be very much so to me. Your
inquirys after my little Girl are very obliging, I wish you wou’d come and see
how you like her, she is I thank God at present very well, and as much like
her self as ever you saw a little Girl in your life, but as to who she is
like besides there are various opinions, I think her the very Picture of M^r
Johnsons mother whom you never saw, she is extremely fair her Cheecks look

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as tho’ they were cover’d with Rose leave and her Lips are like the Coral she wares
her Papa and mama think her the very finest Child they ever saw with their
Eyes but I do not believe there is one body living besides of that opinion.
I wish you joy of your little niece, I am mighty glad she is like
to live and that her Mamma is so well recover’d. I suppose you
will not expect any news from this part of the world therefore
‘tis needless to make excuses for not sending what is not to
be had, be so good to give M^r Johnson’s and my Humble service to M^rs
Garth and Miss Eveline and accept the same your self from him, and from
Dear Miss Brompton
your very Affectionate
and most Oblig’d
Humble servant
Jane Johnson

Olney March 26 24 xxx 1739.

[f.15a]
To
Miss Brompton
at M^rs Garth’s House over
against Brown’s Head in
New Bond Street
London

Dear Miss Brompton
I hope your goodness will pardon my long silence and
accept of a thousand thanks for the favour of your last Letter, I heard by M^rs
Garth of your being in Bond street and can’t doubt of your having a great deal
of pleasure so long as you continue in that Polite part of the Town, especially as
you are with such agreeable company as M^rs Garth, and Miss Evelins, I wish you
would make Olney in your way as you return to the Devizes which is what you
may very easily do, and go from hence with M^r Garth who has been so good to
promise us the pleasure of seeing him here some time this spring, we should be
extremely glad of your Company and the longer you contrive to stay the
greater we should esteem the Obligation, you might come down in one day in the
Northampton Coach, and though that would be a great fatigue yet it would be but of
a short continuance, I would do all that lay in my power to make Olney agreeable
to you, and I am sure your company would be very much so to me. Your
inquiries after my little Girl are very obliging, I wish you would come and see
how you like her, she is I thank God at present very well, and as much like
her self as ever you saw a little Girl in your life, but as to who she is
like besides there are various opinions, I think her the very Picture of M^r
Johnsons mother whom you never saw, she is extremely fair her Cheeks look

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as though they were covered with Rose leave and her Lips are like the Coral she wares
her Papa and mama think her the very finest Child they ever saw with their
Eyes but I do not believe there is one body living besides of that opinion.
I wish you joy of your little niece, I am mighty glad she is like
to live and that her Mamma is so well recovered. I suppose you
will not expect any news from this part of the world therefore
‘tis needless to make excuses for not sending what is not to
be had, be so good to give M^r Johnson’s and my Humble service to M^rs
Garth and Miss Eveline and accept the same your self from him, and from
Dear Miss Brompton
your very Affectionate
and most Obliged
Humble servant
Jane Johnson

Olney March 26 24 xxx 1739.