1 April 1759

Sir

We be very thankfull for yours y^e 27 March all so {^and} for your Letter

dated the 27 Jenery. We have all so receved a large pot of Honey

containg 58^tt ¾ which all of us {^we} imagined was orderd {^to} us by you

and have since seen Goeorge Lovll who tells us it was so.

We should have desired to knowd sooner what you would

pleas to have done with it But mamma has been very ill, she

was taken like the cholick attended with an intermitting fever; for

three weekes she could not come down stairs, but thank God she is

much better we hope it will soon wear off.

Ben fetched the Honey from Buckingham Satarday the 20 Janery Drectit{^ed}

for Mrs Hrbert to the care of M.^r Garraway who acquainted us of it

he is a Grazier lives at Cillingston Lovell and said it was Drectid to his care

by Willam Savege free of all expence we have one of the Garners from

M.^r Kings which you gave us leave to send for and took care of the window Glass

of the old House, and the six what Bills M^r King {^has} payed are discharged

and severl others as workmen bring them in we will send you the

particulars soon: the poor man have digged a large parcel of very

good stone M.^r Kingstone has promsed to furnish what samplers you hav{^e}

occasion for out of his Tale at the Ridges my mammas most sincere

respects are to you and desires to know if there may be a rail to the stair

case that comes into the Hall. We gave Mr Gray the slip of paper receved

we have store of Franks

in yours 27 Janery also the Letter which we knowed nothing of we enclose the

acc^ts he has made up and am Sir

[change hand] We think a Mistake is in y.^e Shillings he has Made it 17 & it should be 18.

1 April 1759

Sir

We be very thankful for yours y^e 27 March all so {^and} for your Letter

dated the 27 January. We have also received a large pot of Honey

containing 58^tt ¾ which all of us {^we} imagined was ordered {^to} us by you

and have since seen George Lovell who tells us it was so.

We should have desired to know sooner what you would

please to have done with it But mamma has been very ill, she

was taken like the colic attended with an intermitting fever; for

three weeks she could not come down stairs, but thank God she is

much better we hope it will soon wear off.

Ben fetched the Honey from Buckingham Saturday the 20 January Directed

for Mrs Herbert to the care of M.^r Garraway who acquainted us of it

he is a Grazier lives at Cillingston, Lovell and said it was Directed to his care

by William Savage free of all expense we have one of the Garners from

M.^r Kings which you gave us leave to send for and took care of the window Glass

of the old House, and the six what Bills M^r King {^has} payed are discharged

and several others as workmen bring them in we will send you the

particulars soon: the poor man have digged a large parcel of very

good stone M.^r Kingstone has promised to furnish what samplers you hav{^e}

occasion for out of his Tale at the Ridges my mammas most sincere

respects are to you and desires to know if there may be a rail to the stair

case that comes into the Hall. We gave Mr Gray the slip of paper received

we have store of Franks

in yours 27 January also the Letter which we knowed nothing of we enclose the

accounts he has made up and am Sir

[change hand] We think a Mistake is in y.^e Shillings he has Made it 17 & it should be 18.