1315 - Edmund Herbert to John Leighton, 17 October 1754
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Dear Governour
Althoh you have many Months been a Lr in my Debt, I can no longer forbear enquirings after
yo.r Health & that of Mrs Leighton, I hope you both enjoy it. And this Enquiry I have [deleted]
[deleted] {^omitted until now,} As I was desirous at the Same Time to have acquainted you w.th the issuing yr final Clearings
due to ye {?have} Maxima Regimts. But that Ansr I am not yet able to gave {^Notwithstanding the [illeg] Offcrs has been professed so long as you’ll see by my former letters:} The Offrs I am told have made
all their Claims for Recruits, &c, And the Agents have deliver’d them to ye [illeg] {?as/at} War, some Time
Since, for ye Whole Corps, excepting the Reg.t of Duncombe and it’s said {^that those of Duncombe}they are also ready, but are
Delay’d to be given {^in [deleted]} thro some misunderstanding amongst them: {^selves} I have likewise heard that circular
Letters have been sent from ye War Office [deleted] {^relating to the non Effective Money} Gen.l Cochran shewed me his, And
Possibly you may have rec.d One your Self: And, by Reason of these Rubs, the Wid.o of Col. Selwyn
Has been made so uneasy, that she has obtained an Order {&from the Treasury} for the [damaged] to pay his {^(the Colonel’s)} [damaged]
Waiting any longer to carry them on in the {^customary} regular Course; which causes me a {^very} great unnecessary
Trouble. You see in ye Publick Prints the [deleted] {^Bickerings} between us & ye French, &
Spaniards, in ye East & West Indies, which is all the News the Town affords {^Besides [illeg] to [illeg] this Terms one w/th [illeg] [illeg] for a {?passage} {?thro} {?Rockm} [illeg] ye oth.r wth [illeg] abt Lottery Tickets} We have had the
First Harvest and the greatest crops of All Sorts of Grain, as has been for many Years known
{^and [illeg] it a most delicious seeds [illeg]} that the Distemper amongst the horned Cattle is yet in many Countys, and particularly in Surrey
& Bedfordshire, is {^it} broke out afresh; and so near us as Illingham they die in great Numbers.
I have not been at {?Alice’s} a long Time, But I have, at other places, seen the Admiral, Messieurs
Lowndes, Parsons, Payne, & Pierce, and all of ‘Em well; But poor Hammersley (whom I met to
day) tells me he has been at ye point of Death, tho [deleted] {^at [deleted] length} is tolerably recovered. And George Payne has
now got an Earl to his Nephew – the late L.d of Northampton being {^lately} dead. My best
[damaged] and ye self, and [damaged] yo.r Leisure, I shall be very glad to
hear you are well, & free {^from}of all kinds of Complaints, Being,
Dr Sir, yo.r much obed.t humble Servt
EH
Gray’s Inn
17. 8th 1754
[new page]
To Col.o Leighton, Govern.r of
Fort William in
North Britain
17.8.1754
Althoh you have many Months been a Lr in my Debt, I can no longer forbear enquirings after
yo.r Health & that of Mrs Leighton, I hope you both enjoy it. And this Enquiry I have [deleted]
[deleted] {^omitted until now,} As I was desirous at the Same Time to have acquainted you w.th the issuing yr final Clearings
due to ye {?have} Maxima Regimts. But that Ansr I am not yet able to gave {^Notwithstanding the [illeg] Offcrs has been professed so long as you’ll see by my former letters:} The Offrs I am told have made
all their Claims for Recruits, &c, And the Agents have deliver’d them to ye [illeg] {?as/at} War, some Time
Since, for ye Whole Corps, excepting the Reg.t of Duncombe and it’s said {^that those of Duncombe}
Delay’d to be given {^in [deleted]} thro some misunderstanding amongst them: {^selves} I have likewise heard that circular
Letters have been sent from ye War Office [deleted] {^relating to the non Effective Money} Gen.l Cochran shewed me his, And
Possibly you may have rec.d One your Self: And, by Reason of these Rubs, the Wid.o of Col. Selwyn
Has been made so uneasy, that she has obtained an Order {&from the Treasury} for the [damaged] to pay his {^(the Colonel’s)} [damaged]
Waiting any longer to carry them on in the {^customary} regular Course; which causes me a {^very} great unnecessary
Trouble. You see in ye Publick Prints the [deleted] {^Bickerings} between us & ye French, &
Spaniards, in ye East & West Indies, which is all the News the Town affords {^Besides [illeg] to [illeg] this Terms one w/th [illeg] [illeg] for a {?passage} {?thro} {?Rockm} [illeg] ye oth.r wth [illeg] abt Lottery Tickets} We have had the
First Harvest and the greatest crops of All Sorts of Grain, as has been for many Years known
{^and [illeg] it a most delicious seeds [illeg]} that the Distemper amongst the horned Cattle is yet in many Countys, and particularly in Surrey
& Bedfordshire, is {^it} broke out afresh; and so near us as Illingham they die in great Numbers.
I have not been at {?Alice’s} a long Time, But I have, at other places, seen the Admiral, Messieurs
Lowndes, Parsons, Payne, & Pierce, and all of ‘Em well; But poor Hammersley (whom I met to
day) tells me he has been at ye point of Death, tho [deleted] {^at [deleted] length} is tolerably recovered. And George Payne has
now got an Earl to his Nephew – the late L.d of Northampton being {^lately} dead. My best
[damaged] and ye self, and [damaged] yo.r Leisure, I shall be very glad to
hear you are well, & free {^from}
Dr Sir, yo.r much obed.t humble Servt
EH
Gray’s Inn
17. 8th 1754
[new page]
To Col.o Leighton, Govern.r of
Fort William in
North Britain
17.8.1754
Dear Governor
Although you have many Months been a Letter in my Debt, I can no longer forbear enquiring after
your Health & that of Mrs Leighton, I hope you both enjoy it. And this Enquiry I have [deleted]
[deleted] {^omitted until now,} As I was desirous at the Same Time to have acquainted you with the issuing your final Clearings
due to ye {?have} Maxima Regiments. But that Answer I am not yet able to gave {^Notwithstanding the [illeg] Officers has been professed so long as you’ll see by my former letters:} The Officers I am told have made
all their Claims for Recruits, &c, And the Agents have delivered them to ye [illeg] {?as/at} War, some Time
Since, for ye Whole Corps, excepting the Regiment of Duncombe and it’s said {^that those of Duncombe}they are also ready, but are
Delayed to be given {^in [deleted]} thro some misunderstanding amongst them: {^selves} I have likewise heard that circular
Letters have been sent from ye War Office [deleted] {^relating to the non Effective Money} General Cochran showed me his, And
Possibly you may have received One your Self: And, by Reason of these Rubs, the Widow of Colonel Selwyn
Has been made so uneasy, that she has obtained an Order {&from the Treasury} for the [damaged] to pay his {^(the Colonel’s)} [damaged]
Waiting any longer to carry them on in the {^customary} regular Course; which causes me a {^very} great unnecessary
Trouble. You see in ye Public Prints the [deleted] {^Bickerings} between us & ye French, &
Spaniards, in ye East & West Indies, which is all the News the Town affords {^Besides [illeg] to [illeg] this Terms one with [illeg] [illeg] for a {?passage} {?thro} {?Rockm} [illeg] ye other with [illeg] about Lottery Tickets} We have had the
First Harvest and the greatest crops of All Sorts of Grain, as has been for many Years known
{^and [illeg] it a most delicious seeds [illeg]} that the Distemper amongst the horned Cattle is yet in many Countys, and particularly in Surrey
& Bedfordshire, is {^it} broke out afresh; and so near us as Illingham they die in great Numbers.
I have not been at {?Alice’s} a long Time, But I have, at other places, seen the Admiral, Messieurs
Lowndes, Parsons, Payne, & Pierce, and all of ‘Em well; But poor Hammersley (whom I met to
day) tells me he has been at ye point of Death, tho [deleted] {^at [deleted] length} is tolerably recovered. And George Payne has
now got an Earl to his Nephew – the late L.d of Northampton being {^lately} dead. My best
[damaged] and ye self, and [damaged] your Leisure, I shall be very glad to
hear you are well, & free {^from}of all kinds of Complaints, Being,
Dear Sir, your much obedient humble Servant
EH
Gray’s Inn
17. 8th 1754
[new page]
To Col.o Leighton, Govern.r of
Fort William in
North Britain
17.8.1754
Although you have many Months been a Letter in my Debt, I can no longer forbear enquiring after
your Health & that of Mrs Leighton, I hope you both enjoy it. And this Enquiry I have [deleted]
[deleted] {^omitted until now,} As I was desirous at the Same Time to have acquainted you with the issuing your final Clearings
due to ye {?have} Maxima Regiments. But that Answer I am not yet able to gave {^Notwithstanding the [illeg] Officers has been professed so long as you’ll see by my former letters:} The Officers I am told have made
all their Claims for Recruits, &c, And the Agents have delivered them to ye [illeg] {?as/at} War, some Time
Since, for ye Whole Corps, excepting the Regiment of Duncombe and it’s said {^that those of Duncombe}
Delayed to be given {^in [deleted]} thro some misunderstanding amongst them: {^selves} I have likewise heard that circular
Letters have been sent from ye War Office [deleted] {^relating to the non Effective Money} General Cochran showed me his, And
Possibly you may have received One your Self: And, by Reason of these Rubs, the Widow of Colonel Selwyn
Has been made so uneasy, that she has obtained an Order {&from the Treasury} for the [damaged] to pay his {^(the Colonel’s)} [damaged]
Waiting any longer to carry them on in the {^customary} regular Course; which causes me a {^very} great unnecessary
Trouble. You see in ye Public Prints the [deleted] {^Bickerings} between us & ye French, &
Spaniards, in ye East & West Indies, which is all the News the Town affords {^Besides [illeg] to [illeg] this Terms one with [illeg] [illeg] for a {?passage} {?thro} {?Rockm} [illeg] ye other with [illeg] about Lottery Tickets} We have had the
First Harvest and the greatest crops of All Sorts of Grain, as has been for many Years known
{^and [illeg] it a most delicious seeds [illeg]} that the Distemper amongst the horned Cattle is yet in many Countys, and particularly in Surrey
& Bedfordshire, is {^it} broke out afresh; and so near us as Illingham they die in great Numbers.
I have not been at {?Alice’s} a long Time, But I have, at other places, seen the Admiral, Messieurs
Lowndes, Parsons, Payne, & Pierce, and all of ‘Em well; But poor Hammersley (whom I met to
day) tells me he has been at ye point of Death, tho [deleted] {^at [deleted] length} is tolerably recovered. And George Payne has
now got an Earl to his Nephew – the late L.d of Northampton being {^lately} dead. My best
[damaged] and ye self, and [damaged] your Leisure, I shall be very glad to
hear you are well, & free {^from}
Dear Sir, your much obedient humble Servant
EH
Gray’s Inn
17. 8th 1754
[new page]
To Col.o Leighton, Govern.r of
Fort William in
North Britain
17.8.1754
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Edmund Herbert to John Leighton, 17 October 1754
Enquiring after the health of Leighton and his wife despite being owed a letter, providing details of recruits and officers, and letters from the War Office, discussing the actions of Colonel Selwyn's widow, and of ongoing 'bickerings' between them and the French, issues around the harvest and the distemper among the cows, poor Hammersley has been on the point of death, and the Lord of Northampton has lately died
Herbert Family Papers
HE144
Huntington Library
1754
8
17
17.8.1754
Grays Inn
[London] [England]
To Colonel Leighton, Governor of Fort William in North Britain
[England]
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Edmund Herbert to John Leighton, 17 October 1754, 1781754: Huntington Library, Herbert Family Papers, HE144
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