Friday, Thenford Feb. 3. 1776
My Dear Brother
I shall return to Northampton
next Monday, and shall xxx be much oblig’d
to you for the years Interest that is now due
as soon after I get there as you {^^{conveniently can}} xxx, I
shall be glad to have it in a Draught upon
your Banker payable ten days after sight.
For as I owe some Money in London I shall
send it there, and it will be more convenient
to me in a Draught than in Cash. be so good
to direct to me Mercer’s Row Northampton and
I will acknowledge the Rec^d of it immediately.
M^r Kit Smyth offer’d to pay me the years
Rent of the Northamptonshire Estate, but I
understood by Robert that you would for the
future have it paid to Child the Banker to
prevent any confusion in out accounts, so
I have desir’d him always to pay it there.
I sent Billy and George Smyth half a Crown
each these Holidays from you which they
desir’d I would return their best thanks to you
for. They have now had fifteen shillings on your

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account which they have always return’d you
their acknowledgments for.
Now I have dispatch’d all these Money Matters
I am glad to have it in my power to inform
you that Robert is much better. I heard a few
days ago from Bath and find those Waters agree
with him much better than they did at the
first taking {^^them} so I am in great hopes his health
will soon be perfectly re-establish’d.
M^rs Pue who dye’d lately has left the
Reversion of her Fortune (which is very considerable
to Dick Watkin after the Death of Gen^l Severn
who is very old, and one of her Estate Dick
Watkin is to come into immediate possession of.
M^r Whitmore left us this morning. he always
enquires after you and sometimes talks of
coming to see you, he is so well recover’d of
his broken leg that I walk’d five miles
round the Plantation with him lately.
M^r Ingram is now here and old M^rs Wodhull
Mary Ingram goes with this Family to Town
next week: I have spent my time so very
agreeably here that I can never leave this
place without regret, nothing can exceed
the kind & friendly behaviour I always experience here

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Miss Ingram has seen M^rs Newton since she
went to Town. M^rs N. continues pretty well in
health but gets very old and infirm.
M^rs Wodhull and Mary had each a Lottery
Ticket this year but receiv’d intelligence of
their both being drawn blanks.
I have been much entertain’d by Lord
Chesterfield’s Letters, and Lord Littleton’s
Posthumous Works, I suppose you have read the both
We were amus’d with no less than nine
different magazines last month & two Reviews.
M^r Ingram is turn’d Farmer, he has a great
deal of Ground in his hands & attends
very closely to the business.
all this Family desire their best Comp^ts
to you. Believe me my Dear Brother
Your very affect^t Sister
B. Johnson

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

Friday, Thenford Feb. 3. 1776
My Dear Brother
I shall return to Northampton
next Monday, and shall xxx be much oblig’d
to you for the years Interest that is now due
as soon after I get there as you {^^{conveniently can}} xxx, I
shall be glad to have it in a Draught upon
your Banker payable ten days after sight.
For as I owe some Money in London I shall
send it there, and it will be more convenient
to me in a Draught than in Cash. be so good
to direct to me Mercer’s Row Northampton and
I will acknowledge the Rec^d of it immediately.
M^r Kit Smyth offer’d to pay me the years
Rent of the Northamptonshire Estate, but I
understood by Robert that you would for the
future have it paid to Child the Banker to
prevent any confusion in out accounts, so
I have desir’d him always to pay it there.
I sent Billy and George Smyth half a Crown
each these Holidays from you which they
desir’d I would return their best thanks to you
for. They have now had fifteen shillings on your

[f.11v]

account which they have always return’d you
their acknowledgments for.
Now I have dispatch’d all these Money Matters
I am glad to have it in my power to inform
you that Robert is much better. I heard a few
days ago from Bath and find those Waters agree
with him much better than they did at the
first taking {^^them} so I am in great hopes his health
will soon be perfectly re-establish’d.
M^rs Pue who dye’d lately has left the
Reversion of her Fortune (which is very considerable
to Dick Watkin after the Death of Gen^l Severn
who is very old, and one of her Estate Dick
Watkin is to come into immediate possession of.
M^r Whitmore left us this morning. he always
enquires after you and sometimes talks of
coming to see you, he is so well recover’d of
his broken leg that I walk’d five miles
round the Plantation with him lately.
M^r Ingram is now here and old M^rs Wodhull
Mary Ingram goes with this Family to Town
next week: I have spent my time so very
agreeably here that I can never leave this
place without regret, nothing can exceed
the kind & friendly behaviour I always experience here

[f.12]

Miss Ingram has seen M^rs Newton since she
went to Town. M^rs N. continues pretty well in
health but gets very old and infirm.
M^rs Wodhull and Mary had each a Lottery
Ticket this year but receiv’d intelligence of
their both being drawn blanks.
I have been much entertain’d by Lord
Chesterfield’s Letters, and Lord Littleton’s
Posthumous Works, I suppose you have read the both
We were amus’d with no less than nine
different magazines last month & two Reviews.
M^r Ingram is turn’d Farmer, he has a great
deal of Ground in his hands & attends
very closely to the business.
all this Family desire their best Comp^ts
to you. Believe me my Dear Brother
Your very affect^t Sister
B. Johnson

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