Dear Brother
I know you will be glad to hear
that poor Flasco is in safety, He arrived here last
night, and to day appears as brisk and as well as
I ever saw him in my life and not the least the
worse for his journey. He came all the way from
Northampton yesterday which is more than thirty
miles yet he was not ever footsore with
traveling. We are all very well, your God daughter
grows daily, she is to be Christened about the
middle of next month I am sorry we cant
have the pleasure of your company. I believe I
shall get M^r Liddiard to represent you, we expect
him in a day or two to come and spend
some time with us, You may possibly not
yet have heard of the death of poor Bab: Ingram
as I know you are no great reader of newspapers.
She died about a fortnight ago at her Aunt

[f.54v]

Fenton’s of a fever. My sister tells me the Family
at Shenford are greatly affected by her Death
the more so as nobody apprehended her being
in the smallest danger. I should most
readily execute any commissions for you in
London but I believe we shall not go there
this winter, my little Woman would not chuse
to be so long absent from her Daughter and
she is rather too young to carry about at
present. I know you are a bad correspondent
but I hope during Charles’s absence you will
now and then let us have the satisfaction
of hearing you are well. Adieu my dear Bro^r
Madam Ann desires her king love to you &
M^rs Craven her best Comp^sBelieve me with
the greatest sincerity your truly affectionate
R. A. Johnson
20^th Dec:^r 1773.
[f.55]

To Mall
G. W. Johnson Esq^r
Witham Hill
near Stamford
Lincolnshire

Dear Brother
I know you will be glad to hear
that poor Flasco is in safety, He arrived here last
night, and to day appears as brisk and as well as
I ever saw him in my life and not the least the
worse for his journey. He came all the way from
Northampton yesterday which is more than thirty
miles yet he was not ever footsore with
traveling. We are all very well, your God daughter
grows daily, she is to be Christened about the
middle of next month I am sorry we cant
have the pleasure of your company. I believe I
shall get M^r Liddiard to represent you, we expect
him in a day or two to come and spend
some time with us, You may possibly not
yet have heard of the death of poor Bab: Ingram
as I know you are no great reader of newspapers.
She died about a fortnight ago at her Aunt

[f.54v]

Fenton’s of a fever. My sister tells me the Family
at Shenford are greatly affected by her Death
the more so as nobody apprehended her being
in the smallest danger. I should most
readily execute any commissions for you in
London but I believe we shall not go there
this winter, my little Woman would not chose
to be so long absent from her Daughter and
she is rather too young to carry about at
present. I know you are a bad correspondent
but I hope during Charles’s absence you will
now and then let us have the satisfaction
of hearing you are well. Adieu my dear Bro^r
Madam Ann desires her king love to you &
M^rs Craven her best Comp^sBelieve me with
the greatest sincerity your truly affectionate
R. A. Johnson
20^th Dec:^r 1773.
[f.55]

To Mall
G. W. Johnson Esq^r
Witham Hill
near Stamford
Lincolnshire