D.^r S.^r/

I did not receive the last Dividends ‘till yesterday & enclose’d

I send my Accounts, together with the halves of a £50 & a £40

Bank Notes (£90 in all), you will be so obliging to let me know

of their safe Arrival, & at the same time return Me the Account

sign’d as usual, & immediately on my hearing from you will send

the remaining halves of the Notes – And now Sir I beg

you will accept of my very sincere Thanks for the great

Trouble you gave yourself in writing so fully about the Price

of Lands in your Country, I assure you I am particularly oblig’d to

you, but Land fetches a far better Price with you than in the

West, I have not made my Purchase yet, as there is some

difficulty arisen about the Title. Everyone expects much from

our new Ministry, they are making great Reforms, & savings,

We may therefore hope our Taxes will not be encreas’d, if They

are not lessen’d. I hope Miss Herbert is better, & that M^rs Cooke

& you enjoy perfect Health, M.^rs Cowper begs to joyn in

Compliments to Them & yourself with,

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

Jn^o Cowper

N.^o 14 Coney Court

Grays Inn

14: May 1782

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Dear Sir/

I did not receive the last Dividends ‘till yesterday & enclosed

I send my Accounts, together with the halves of a £50 & a £40

Bank Notes (£90 in all), you will be so obliging to let me know

of their safe Arrival, & at the same time return Me the Account

signed as usual, & immediately on my hearing from you will send

the remaining halves of the Notes – And now Sir I beg

you will accept of my very sincere Thanks for the great

Trouble you gave yourself in writing so fully about the Price

of Lands in your Country, I assure you I am particularly obliged to

you, but Land fetches a far better Price with you than in the

West, I have not made my Purchase yet, as there is some

difficulty arisen about the Title. Everyone expects much from

our new Ministry, they are making great Reforms, & savings,

We may therefore hope our Taxes will not be increased, if They

are not lessened. I hope Miss Herbert is better, & that M^rs Cooke

& you enjoy perfect Health, M.^rs Cowper begs to join in

Compliments to Them & yourself with,

Dear Sir your most obedient humble servant

Jn^o Cowper

N.^o 14 Coney Court

Grays Inn

14: May 1782

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