Dear Brother
after a pleasant journey of a day and half
we arrived here last Friday sennight, we had some little
apprehensions about your little Godson, but he bore
travelling surprisingly well and is not a bit the
worse for his jolting and jumbling. We found here
two pots of very fine Charr, and a civil letter from M^r
Reve to say he hopes it would arrive safe, and
to solicit future commands. He has really executed
your commission with fidelity for finer Char was
never seen and most exceedingly good the pot is
that we have begun upon, and we repeat every
day how much we think ourselves obliged for your
kind attention in ordering them. Bath is
not very full of company I am told, but I have not
been able to go out much to see who is here for
two days after we came I was seized with a return
of my old complaint a giddiness in my head which

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confined me to the house till yesterday, but now by
the assistance of Doctor, Apothecary, and a load of
medicines, it is got pretty steady again, and I am
told a little of the Bath water will perfectly set
me up again. Charles tells me you have some
thoughts of making a little excursion to Holland this
winter, it must be quite a new scene to see all the
world moving about on skates and one may have
an opportunity of travelling from city to city much
more expeditiously than any of their summer con-
-veyances afford – I conclude you have now
nearly finished your planting the season has been
uncommonly favourable for the purpose. I fear it
is almost in vain to try to tempt you to travel this
way, but if you should have a few days on your
hands unemployed, you will make us very happy
by turning your horses heads towards Bath, but I
wont ask you to do it, if it is in the least degree
inconvenient. M^rs Craven left us on Monday, she is
gone to Rockley to stay with M^rs Liddiard, while

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M^r Liddiard comes here to drink the water, he is
in but an indifferent state of health and has been
so a long time – M^rs Johnson desires me to send
her best respects to you and many thanks for the
Charr, she and my three little folks are all
perfectly well. Adieu my dear Brother as I
happen to have a frank directed to you, I shall
enclose a few lines to Charles
Believe me
very affectionately yours
R. A. Johnson

Bath
10^th Dec^r. 1777

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Gil Geo
Robt Augt
Gil Geo W^m
Joh Rob Charles
GR

Dear Brother
after a pleasant journey of a day and half
we arrived here last Friday sennight, we had some little
apprehensions about your little Godson, but he bore
travelling surprisingly well and is not a bit the
worse for his jolting and jumbling. We found here
two pots of very fine Charr, and a civil letter from M^r
Reve to say he hopes it would arrive safe, and
to solicit future commands. He has really executed
your commission with fidelity for finer Char was
never seen and most exceedingly good the pot is
that we have begun upon, and we repeat every
day how much we think ourselves obliged for your
kind attention in ordering them. Bath is
not very full of company I am told, but I have not
been able to go out much to see who is here for
two days after we came I was seized with a return
of my old complaint a giddiness in my head which

[f.70v]
confined me to the house till yesterday, but now by
the assistance of Doctor, Apothecary, and a load of
medicines, it is got pretty steady again, and I am
told a little of the Bath water will perfectly set
me up again. Charles tells me you have some
thoughts of making a little excursion to Holland this
winter, it must be quite a new scene to see all the
world moving about on skates and one may have
an opportunity of travelling from city to city much
more expeditiously than any of their summer con-
-veyances afford – I conclude you have now
nearly finished your planting the season has been
uncommonly favourable for the purpose. I fear it
is almost in vain to try to tempt you to travel this
way, but if you should have a few days on your
hands unemployed, you will make us very happy
by turning your horses heads towards Bath, but I
wont ask you to do it, if it is in the least degree
inconvenient. M^rs Craven left us on Monday, she is
gone to Rockley to stay with M^rs Liddiard, while

[f.71]

M^r Liddiard comes here to drink the water, he is
in but an indifferent state of health and has been
so a long time – M^rs Johnson desires me to send
her best respects to you and many thanks for the
Charr, she and my three little folks are all
perfectly well. Adieu my dear Brother as I
happen to have a frank directed to you, I shall
enclose a few lines to Charles
Believe me
very affectionately yours
R. A. Johnson

Bath
10^th Dec^r. 1777

[f.71v]

Gil Geo
Robt Augt
Gil Geo W^m
Joh Rob Charles
GR