Northampton Sunday Night
Dec^r 24^th

My Dear Brother
I have just receiv’d a second
Letter from Robert at Kensington, relative to M^rs
Williams’ Will, the particulars of which he desires
I will transmit to you and Charles, for he says
he was so hurried and so tir’d he was scarce able
to hold a Pen, or wd have written himself to you.
I find he goes to Benham-Place to morrow, but
means to return to Town the 23^d or 24^th of next
month, and fully settle all this business, which
can’t be done without a journey into Kent.
Now I will transcribe the particulars of the
Will. There are nine hundred pounds Consolidated
annuities. Of this ^£ 500 is given to M^r Williams
(Nephew to her late husband) ^£200 to M^rs Gregg
and M^rs Mailhet jointly, ^£100 to M^rs Scone of
Maidstone, and ^£100 to Miss Kent, daughter of
M^r Kent of Dorchester in Oxfordshire.
There are six hundred pounds South-Sea annuities
the Interest to M^rs Gregg and M^rs Mailhet, for
their lives, and the life of the survivor, and
afterwards the said six hundred pounds to be
divided equally between you, and Charles, and I
or such of us as shall be then alive.

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the Kentish Estate of about ninety pound
a year, to be sold, ^£ 500 of which is given
to Robert, ^£ 500 to Maria, ^£ 200 each to you
and Charles, and I, and should the Estate
be sold for ^£ 3000, then ^£ 100 more a piece to
you, and Charles and I. ^£ 100 to the Charity
for the relief of Clergyman’s Widows, ^£ 20 to
the Poor of Kensington, ^£ 20 to the Charity School
post-Chariot and Harness, Large Silver Tea board
silver Tea-kettle and lamp, and Triangle, to Robert
the rest of her Plate to be divided between
you, and Charles, and I, {^^{to Maria}} her chas’d Gold Watch.
Her Repeating Gold-watch to you, Rose-Diamond
Ring to Charles, brilliant Hoop-ring to Robert.
Tea-Chest & silver Canisters to M^rs Gregg
and M^rs Mailhet for life, afterwards to Maria.
M^rs Willams’s hair in a Ring ditto. M^rs Burchel
five Guineas and a shade of Mr Williams.
To M^rs Gregg & M^rs Mailhet all her wearing apparel
except a flower’d silk & suit of Point lace to me.
To M^rs Johnson Table-Cloak, Claw-Table, and
a Jack, and all her best China. To Charles
her Looking-glass, Book-Case, & all her Books,
the rest of her Furniture to M^rs Gregg &
M^rs Mailchet. To M^rs Stone her five-guinea piece

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to M^rs Catherine Rugg two guineas and a silver
Pocket-case to M^rs Kent five guineas,
the rest and residue of everything to Robert.
She has given direction to be buried as
M^r Williams was; these are all the
particulars mention’d in her Will, which to
our Family has I think been very generous
and handsome, and I feel grateful for it, we
were I believe the only Relation she had
in the World.
Since I wrote last I have had a letter
from M^r Wodhull, who tells me that he
believes he shall not be at this County
meeting the 4^th of January, not having
any great expectations from it.
I hear Lord Westmorland is to marry
Miss Child the Banker’s daughter.
pray tell Charles M^s Wodhull is much
oblig’d to him for the Cambridge Poll-Book.
I sincerely wish you both a Merry Christmas
and a happy new year, and am my Dear Brother
your Ever Affectionate
& Oblig’d Sister
B. Johnson

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George W^m Johnson Esq^r
Stamford
Lincolnshire

Northampton Sunday Night
Dec^r 24^th

My Dear Brother
I have just received a second
Letter from Robert at Kensington, relative to M^rs
Williams’ Will, the particulars of which he desires
I will transmit to you and Charles, for he says
he was so hurried and so tired he was scarce able
to hold a Pen, or would have written himself to you.
I find he goes to Benham-Place to morrow, but
means to return to Town the 23^d or 24^th of next
month, and fully settle all this business, which
can’t be done without a journey into Kent.
Now I will transcribe the particulars of the
Will. There are nine hundred pounds Consolidated
annuities. Of this ^£ 500 is given to M^r Williams
(Nephew to her late husband) ^£200 to M^rs Gregg
and M^rs Mailhet jointly, ^£100 to M^rs Scone of
Maidstone, and ^£100 to Miss Kent, daughter of
M^r Kent of Dorchester in Oxfordshire.
There are six hundred pounds South-Sea annuities
the Interest to M^rs Gregg and M^rs Mailhet, for
their lives, and the life of the survivor, and
afterwards the said six hundred pounds to be
divided equally between you, and Charles, and I
or such of us as shall be then alive.

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the Kentish Estate of about ninety pound
a year, to be sold, ^£ 500 of which is given
to Robert, ^£ 500 to Maria, ^£ 200 each to you
and Charles, and I, and should the Estate
be sold for ^£ 3000, then ^£ 100 more a piece to
you, and Charles and I. ^£ 100 to the Charity
for the relief of Clergyman’s Widows, ^£ 20 to
the Poor of Kensington, ^£ 20 to the Charity School
post-Chariot and Harness, Large Silver Tea board
silver Tea-kettle and lamp, and Triangle, to Robert
the rest of her Plate to be divided between
you, and Charles, and I, {^^{to Maria}} her chased Gold Watch.
Her Repeating Gold-watch to you, Rose-Diamond
Ring to Charles, brilliant Hoop-ring to Robert.
Tea-Chest & silver Canisters to M^rs Gregg
and M^rs Mailhet for life, afterwards to Maria.
M^rs Willams’s hair in a Ring ditto. M^rs Burchel
five Guineas and a shade of Mr Williams.
To M^rs Gregg & M^rs Mailhet all her wearing apparel
except a flowered silk & suit of Point lace to me.
To M^rs Johnson Table-Cloak, Claw-Table, and
a Jack, and all her best China. To Charles
her Looking-glass, Book-Case, & all her Books,
the rest of her Furniture to M^rs Gregg &
M^rs Mailchet. To M^rs Stone her five-guinea piece

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to M^rs Catherine Rugg two guineas and a silver
Pocket-case to M^rs Kent five guineas,
the rest and residue of everything to Robert.
She has given direction to be buried as
M^r Williams was; these are all the
particulars mentioned in her Will, which to
our Family has I think been very generous
and handsome, and I feel grateful for it, we
were I believe the only Relation she had
in the World.
Since I wrote last I have had a letter
from M^r Wodhull, who tells me that he
believes he shall not be at this County
meeting the 4^th of January, not having
any great expectations from it.
I hear Lord Westmorland is to marry
Miss Child the Banker’s daughter.
pray tell Charles M^s Wodhull is much
obliged to him for the Cambridge Poll-Book.
I sincerely wish you both a Merry Christmas
and a happy new year, and am my Dear Brother
your Ever Affectionate
& Obliged Sister
B. Johnson

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George W^m Johnson Esq^r
Stamford
Lincolnshire