I am much obliged to you my dear
Brother for your kind letter which I received very safe with
the enclosed half note, but am sorry you gave yourself the
trouble of sending it as it w:^d not have been the smallest
inconvenience to me to have let the account remain to
be settled when we met, however as you have been
so good to send me the fifty pounds I return you
a receipt for two years interest to Lady day which
I believe will settle all clear to that time. I am
sorry I puzzled you about Lord Fulwar Craven, it was
owing to my putting the cart before the horse, I
ought to have said Fulwar Lord Craven who was the
immediate predecessor of the late Lord Craven, and a
very great sportsman. I mean to get rid of Robin at
Northampton Fair and have turned him into a piece
of clover to plump him up a little, beforehand, and
I dare say he will sell pretty well for he is a smart
looking horse, and all perfection here – I have
not yet heard from my sister and {^^remain} totally ignorant
where she is, but suppose it cannot be long time

[f.100v]

before she returns to Northampton and therefore intend
writing to her in a few days here. I am asked a
thousand questions about Lord Westmorland, since his late
elopement, which I find myself but ill able to answer
and shall be obliged to you to inform me, what his
estate is supposed to be, and if you learn what objections
M^r Child had to the match. I am greatly rejoiced
as the news of our late successes, and should be still
more if they made a peace more probably, but I fear
by the stocks not rising on the occasion that so
desireable an event is as far off as ever. I am sorry the
ministry have recalled Sir George Rodney, as it has put
them in a disagreeable hobble, though his character
before the late action was so suspicious amongst the
navy people, that they certainly did right. We are
all very well and the little folks are enjoying the mild
weather out of doors all day long, the change is very season
-able, and I hope will render it unnecessary {^ ^{for you}} to continue
the use of the Bark. Adieu my dear Brother, M^rs C-
and M^rs J – desire their best respects to you and Charles
pray give my kind love to him and believe me
your sincerely affectionate Bro^r
RA Johnson

Kenilworth
29^th May 1782

[f.101]

Reced. 29^th 1782. of G. W. Johnson esq^r: the sum
of One hundred and fifty pounds in full of two years
interest of fifteen hundred pounds due the twenty third of
April last
RA Johnson
L 150, 0, 0

I am much obliged to you my dear
Brother for your kind letter which I received very safe with
the enclosed half note, but am sorry you gave yourself the
trouble of sending it as it w:^d not have been the smallest
inconvenience to me to have let the account remain to
be settled when we met, however as you have been
so good to send me the fifty pounds I return you
a receipt for two years interest to Lady day which
I believe will settle all clear to that time. I am
sorry I puzzled you about Lord Fulwar Craven, it was
owing to my putting the cart before the horse, I
ought to have said Fulwar Lord Craven who was the
immediate predecessor of the late Lord Craven, and a
very great sportsman. I mean to get rid of Robin at
Northampton Fair and have turned him into a piece
of clover to plump him up a little, beforehand, and
I dare say he will sell pretty well for he is a smart
looking horse, and all perfection here – I have
not yet heard from my sister and {^^remain} totally ignorant
where she is, but suppose it cannot be long time

[f.100v]

before she returns to Northampton and therefore intend
writing to her in a few days here. I am asked a
thousand questions about Lord Westmorland, since his late
elopement, which I find myself but ill able to answer
and shall be obliged to you to inform me, what his
estate is supposed to be, and if you learn what objections
M^r Child had to the match. I am greatly rejoiced
as the news of our late successes, and should be still
more if they made a peace more probably, but I fear
by the stocks not rising on the occasion that so
desirable an event is as far off as ever. I am sorry the
ministry have recalled Sir George Rodney, as it has put
them in a disagreeable hobble, though his character
before the late action was so suspicious amongst the
navy people, that they certainly did right. We are
all very well and the little folks are enjoying the mild
weather out of doors all day long, the change is very season
-able, and I hope will render it unnecessary {^ ^{for you}} to continue
the use of the Bark. Adieu my dear Brother, M^rs C-
and M^rs J – desire their best respects to you and Charles
pray give my kind love to him and believe me
your sincerely affectionate Bro^r
RA Johnson

Kenilworth
29^th May 1782

[f.101]

Reced. 29^th 1782. of G. W. Johnson esq^r: the sum
of One hundred and fifty pounds in full of two years
interest of fifteen hundred pounds due the twenty third of
April last
RA Johnson
L 150, 0, 0