1347 - John Cowper to Thomas Cooke, 14 May 1782

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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 Mrs Cooke

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

Compliments to Them & yourself with,

D.r S.r y.r most obedt hble serv.t

Jno Cowper

N.o 14 Coney Court

Grays Inn

14: May 1782

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[change hand - for transcription see letter 2903]
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 Mrs Cooke

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

Compliments to Them & yourself with,

Dear Sir your most obedient humble servant

Jno Cowper

N.o 14 Coney Court

Grays Inn

14: May 1782

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John Cowper to Thomas Cooke, 14 May 1782

Sending halves of bank notes again, requesting confirmation they are received before sending the other halves, thanking him for writing in such detail about the price of land in his country, speculating on the benefits of the new Ministry and their reforms and savings, hoping that taxes will not increase [response is in letter 2903]

Herbert Collection

HE413

Huntington Library

1782

5

14

14: May 1782

No 14 Coney Court, Grays Inn

[London] [England]

[Whittleborough] [Towcester] [Northamptonshire] [England]

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Person: John Cowper
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Person: Thomas Cooke
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