D.^r S.^r

I was glad to hear you receiv’d the halves of the

Notes safe. Enclos’d I send you the remaining

halves which you’ll please to acknowledge the

Receipt of by Return of Post, that I may know of

their safe arrival. I’m afraid from your manner of

expressing yourself, you must have misunderstood

me. I most certainly cou’d not have the least Objection

to remitting any part of the Dividends at one time, more

than another, what I meant in my last, & what I

beg leave, to repeat is, that as yours is a joynt account

‘twould be more satisfactory to me to send my account

& the Mony every half year, at the usual time, as I’ve

hitherto done. No one can be more punctual than

I am, & I believe in a former Letter you’ve been so

civil as to acknowledge as much, nevertheless, shou’d

you & the Ladies now think that the small sum of

mony I receive between the usual time of my

sending the Accounts & Mony, wou’d be safer with

you, than me, or that ‘twould make you the least

happier in having it by you, I particularly beg

you will at any time let me know your Inclination

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& you may depend on my endeavouring to give you

& the Ladies every satisfaction in my Power, by

sending your Mony {^as often &} whenever you desire it.

M.^rs Cowper & Myself are happy to hear M.^rs Cooke

is better than she has been, but sorry Miss Herbert’s

Leg continues so bad.

The Express from Adm.^l {?Hood} has reviv’d People

a good deal, & we expect to hear better from his soon.

M.^rs Cowper begs to joyn in Compliments to you &

the Ladies with,

D.^r S.^r y.^r most obed.^t Serv^t

Jn^o Cowper

N.^o 14

Coney Court

Grays Inn

14: March 1782

P.S. M^rs Cowper desir’d me to say, that if she can

be of any service to M.^rs Cooke or Miss Herbert in

purchasing any thing for ‘em, which They cannot

get so good, or conveniently in the Country, as London,

she will be very happy to do her best for ‘em.

Dear Sir

I was glad to hear you received the halves of the

Notes safe. Enclosed I send you the remaining

halves which you’ll please to acknowledge the

Receipt of by Return of Post, that I may know of

their safe arrival. I’m afraid from your manner of

expressing yourself, you must have misunderstood

me. I most certainly could not have the least Objection

to remitting any part of the Dividends at one time, more

than another, what I meant in my last, & what I

beg leave, to repeat is, that as yours is a joint account

‘twould be more satisfactory to me to send my account

& the Money every half year, at the usual time, as I’ve

hitherto done. No one can be more punctual than

I am, & I believe in a former Letter you’ve been so

civil as to acknowledge as much, nevertheless, should

you & the Ladies now think that the small sum of

money I receive between the usual time of my

sending the Accounts & Money, would be safer with

you, than me, or that ‘twould make you the least

happier in having it by you, I particularly beg

you will at any time let me know your Inclination

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& you may depend on my endeavouring to give you

& the Ladies every satisfaction in my Power, by

sending your Money {^as often &} whenever you desire it.

M.^rs Cowper & Myself are happy to hear M.^rs Cooke

is better than she has been, but sorry Miss Herbert’s

Leg continues so bad.

The Express from Adm.^l {?Hood} has revived People

a good deal, & we expect to hear better from his soon.

M.^rs Cowper begs to join in Compliments to you &

the Ladies with,

Dear Sir your most obedient Servant

Jn^o Cowper

N.^o 14

Coney Court

Grays Inn

14: March 1782

P.S. M^rs Cowper desired me to say, that if she can

be of any service to M.^rs Cooke or Miss Herbert in

purchasing any thing for ‘em, which They cannot

get so good, or conveniently in the Country, as London,

she will be very happy to do her best for ‘em.