D.^r S.^r/

Enclos’d I send you agreeably to your Desire the halves of

two Bank Notes for £25 each; you’ll please to let me know

of their safe Arrival by Return of Post, when I will send

you the remaining halves, tho I wish you had waited

‘till the usual time of my sending the Accounts, for as

your’s is a joynt Account ‘twould have been more satisfactory

to Me – I’ve seen M.^rs Snowdon she returns you & the

Ladies many Thanks for your great Goodness to Her, I shall

take Care to pay her the annual Allowance at the times

you’ve desir’d me to pay Her. I wish I cou’d send you any good

News, but at present public Affairs {^wear} a gloomy Aspect, tho’ most

People think & I believe with good Reason; that the Americans

begin to dread the power & Ground the French are getting among

them, under the Mask of being their Allies, which will tend

much more forcibly to induce them to wish for a Peace with

us at any Rate, than make themselves subject to France. I

shall be very happy to send you such News, & do not for my own

part despair. I hope Miss Herbert’s Leg gets better, & that you &

M.^rs Cooke are well. M.^rs Cowper joyns in Compliments to yourself

& them with,

D.^r S.^r y.^r most obed^t hble serv

Jn^o Cowper Jun^r

N.^o 14.

Coney Court Grays Inn

9^th March 1782

Dear Sir/

Enclosed I send you agreeably to your Desire the halves of

two Bank Notes for £25 each; you’ll please to let me know

of their safe Arrival by Return of Post, when I will send

you the remaining halves, tho I wish you had waited

‘till the usual time of my sending the Accounts, for as

yours is a joint Account ‘twould have been more satisfactory

to Me – I’ve seen M.^rs Snowdon she returns you & the

Ladies many Thanks for your great Goodness to Her, I shall

take Care to pay her the annual Allowance at the times

you’ve desired me to pay Her. I wish I could send you any good

News, but at present public Affairs {^wear} a gloomy Aspect, tho’ most

People think & I believe with good Reason; that the Americans

begin to dread the power & Ground the French are getting among

them, under the Mask of being their Allies, which will tend

much more forcibly to induce them to wish for a Peace with

us at any Rate, than make themselves subject to France. I

shall be very happy to send you such News, & do not for my own

part despair. I hope Miss Herbert’s Leg gets better, & that you &

M.^rs Cooke are well. M.^rs Cowper joins in Compliments to yourself

& them with,

Dear Sir your most obedient humble servant

Jn^o Cowper Jun^r

N.^o 14.

Coney Court Grays Inn

9^th March 1782