Northampton Feb: 25.

Dear Brother
Your Letter gave me very
great pleasure, and I write immediately to thank
you for it and to let you know I received the Draught
safe. I am very much oblig’d to you for your kind
offer to assist me with more money but I don’t
want any now, and I hope I shall with some
management be able to live upon my Income
at least at present, but I am nevertheless
oblig’d to you for your friendly offer to help me.
I dare {^^say} Mr Smyth will be much pleas’d with
Dolto, which as Frim has always been so
great a favourite they will certainly new Christen.
Mr & Mrs Smyth go to Town next week for about
a fortnight, Mr Smyth was here on Tuesday
he call’d of me, the two eldest girls are at my Aunts.
I heard from Robert last week, he says my sister
has been extremely affected with the loss of
her poor little Boy, but she is now much better,
he was three years and a half old, it is a happy
circumstance she has so many of her Friends
about her, her mother and Brother, and the
Wodhull’s and Ingram’s, xxx I hope she will soon
recover her spirits now she begins to mend.

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Northampton was extremely gay last week.
there was a very good concert on tuesday, at
which most of the Neighbouring Familys
attended, Mr Isted was so good to take me in
his Coach. the room was as full as it could
hold, after the Concert there was a Ball
M^rs Bouverie and M^rs Crewe danc’d with
two of the Officers here, they are the two
most beautiful women I ever saw except Lady
Craven who I think superior to every body.
two days after the Concert there was another
assembly at which I danc’d till past one
in the morning, it was a very agreeable
meeting. These assemblys are once a fortnight.
But I suppose these gayeties will be over
when this Reg^t leaves the Town which
will be next month.
My Kit. Smyth has another son, and he has
bought an exceeding good house, and he has
an immense deal of business, and he is
intirely absorb’d in getting money, and he
will probably make a very large Fortune,
and I think his wife a disagreeable little Woman.
I have made some very agreeable acquaintance
here, and everybody is very obliging in their
civilitys to me: thank Charles for
his letter, I sincerely wish him success in his
Fellowship, and we shall be very happy to

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see him whenever it is convenient to him
the assizes are the 20^th of next month, that
is generally a hurrying time and I don’t think
will be so agreeable to him as it will afterwards
but I beg he will do as is most agreeable to
himself, I am vastly pleas’d with the thought
of seeing him so soon: and hope he will
contrive to stay as long as he can.
if the Dog does not come this week by the
newsman you had better defer {^^spending} a fortnight
longer till M^r Smyth comes from London.
but if you have already sent him he will be
taken very good care of.
I heard latterly from M^rs Brompton, she wrote
to congratulate us all on Robert’s marriage:
Sir W^m Wake has declar’d his intention of
offering himself a Candidate for the Country a[damaged]
the General Election, but not to oppose M^r Knight[damaged]
so I suppose Sir W^m Dolben will march out as
he will hardly stand a contest
My love to Charles Believe me Dear Brother
ever most affectionately yours
B. Johnson

Receiv’d of my Brother Johnson Thirty pound
for half a years Interest due Ced^r 31^st 1772
£
30
B. Johnson
Feb:^y 25: 1773.

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George W^m Johnson Esq^r
Wytham- Hill
Stamford
Lincolnshire

Northampton Feb: 25.

Dear Brother
Your Letter gave me very
great pleasure, and I write immediately to thank
you for it and to let you know I received the Draught
safe. I am very much obliged to you for your kind
offer to assist me with more money but I don’t
want any now, and I hope I shall with some
management be able to live upon my Income
at least at present, but I am nevertheless
obliged to you for your friendly offer to help me.
I dare {^^say} Mr Smyth will be much pleased with
Dolto, which as Frim has always been so
great a favourite they will certainly new Christen.
Mr & Mrs Smyth go to Town next week for about
a fortnight, Mr Smyth was here on Tuesday
he called of me, the two eldest girls are at my Aunts.
I heard from Robert last week, he says my sister
has been extremely affected with the loss of
her poor little Boy, but she is now much better,
he was three years and a half old, it is a happy
circumstance she has so many of her Friends
about her, her mother and Brother, and the
Wodhull’s and Ingram’s, xxx I hope she will soon
recover her spirits now she begins to mend.

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Northampton was extremely gay last week.
there was a very good concert on Tuesday, at
which most of the Neighbouring Families
attended, Mr Isted was so good to take me in
his Coach. the room was as full as it could
hold, after the Concert there was a Ball
M^rs Bouverie and M^rs Crewe danced with
two of the Officers here, they are the two
most beautiful women I ever saw except Lady
Craven who I think superior to every body.
two days after the Concert there was another
assembly at which I danced till past one
in the morning, it was a very agreeable
meeting. These assemblies are once a fortnight.
But I suppose these gayeties will be over
when this Reg^t leaves the Town which
will be next month.
My Kit. Smyth has another son, and he has
bought an exceeding good house, and he has
an immense deal of business, and he is
entirely absorbed in getting money, and he
will probably make a very large Fortune,
and I think his wife a disagreeable little Woman.
I have made some very agreeable acquaintance
here, and everybody is very obliging in their
civilities to me: thank Charles for
his letter, I sincerely wish him success in his
Fellowship, and we shall be very happy to

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see him whenever it is convenient to him
the assizes are the 20^th of next month, that
is generally a hurrying time and I don’t think
will be so agreeable to him as it will afterwards
but I beg he will do as is most agreeable to
himself, I am vastly pleased with the thought
of seeing him so soon: and hope he will
contrive to stay as long as he can.
if the Dog does not come this week by the
newsman you had better defer {^^spending} a fortnight
longer till M^r Smyth comes from London.
but if you have already sent him he will be
taken very good care of.
I heard latterly from M^rs Brompton, she wrote
to congratulate us all on Robert’s marriage:
Sir W^m Wake has declared his intention of
offering himself a Candidate for the Country a[damaged]
the General Election, but not to oppose M^r Knight[damaged]
so I suppose Sir W^m Dolben will march out as
he will hardly stand a contest
My love to Charles Believe me Dear Brother
ever most affectionately yours
B. Johnson

Received of my Brother Johnson Thirty pound
for half a years Interest due Ced^r 31^st 1772
£
30
B. Johnson
Feb:^y 25: 1773.

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George W^m Johnson Esq^r
Wytham- Hill
Stamford
Lincolnshire