Sunday Oct^r 16^th

Dear Brother
I have this minute rec^d
your letter, with the remaining half of the
twenty five pound bank note which I give
you the earliest information by the
return of the post.
M^r Smyth has no money of yours in his
hands, the last I rec^d I sent you an account
of and took as part of the half year
due at Christmas, but this twenty five
pound will do for the present, the remaining
five pound you may send some other opportunity
you remember this is for the half year
due last midsummer, tho’ I have not sent
you a Rec^d for it.
Both the M^r Smyth’s in their return
from Scarborough, enquir’d after you at
Stamford, and were very sorry to hear you had
not left, the town a quarter of an hour before
they got there, for they wish’d much to have
seen you, but c^d not come to Wytham as they were in haste

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I am glad to hear Charles has got rid
of his gout, and hope he will have no
return of it, I should have been happy
to have met you both at Combe, if you
could have continu’d it, as I so very seldom
have the pleasure of seeing you.
I wish I had been with you to see
M^r Lunardi ascend in his Balloon, and
shall be glad to hear that m^r Blanchard
has made you a visit, I should like
of all things to see him descend
The men that robb’d our mail last
week are taken, it is lucky that no
part of this note was in the mail
at the time of the robbery.
I have been at two private Concerts here
lately, which I enjoy’d very much. I don’t
believe anybody is so fond of music as I am.
I am much oblig’d to Charles for his
letter, but don’t write to him now. because
I am in haste and fearful of losing the
post. My kind love attends you both, and
I am Dear Brother
affect^ly yours
B. Johnson

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George w^m Johnson Esq^r
Wytham Hill
Stamford
Lincolnshire

Sunday Oct^r 16^th

Dear Brother
I have this minute rec^d
your letter, with the remaining half of the
twenty five pound bank note which I give
you the earliest information by the
return of the post.
M^r Smyth has no money of yours in his
hands, the last I rec^d I sent you an account
of and took as part of the half year
due at Christmas, but this twenty five
pound will do for the present, the remaining
five pound you may send some other opportunity
you remember this is for the half year
due last midsummer, though I have not sent
you a Rec^d for it.
Both the M^r Smyth’s in their return
from Scarborough, enquired after you at
Stamford, and were very sorry to hear you had
not left, the town a quarter of an hour before
they got there, for they wished much to have
seen you, but c^d not come to Wytham as they were in haste

[f.37v]

I am glad to hear Charles has got rid
of his gout, and hope he will have no
return of it, I should have been happy
to have met you both at Combe, if you
could have continued it, as I so very seldom
have the pleasure of seeing you.
I wish I had been with you to see
M^r Lunardi ascend in his Balloon, and
shall be glad to hear that m^r Blanchard
has made you a visit, I should like
of all things to see him descend
The men that robbed our mail last
week are taken, it is lucky that no
part of this note was in the mail
at the time of the robbery.
I have been at two private Concerts here
lately, which I enjoyed very much. I don’t
believe anybody is so fond of music as I am.
I am much obliged to Charles for his
letter, but don’t write to him now. because
I am in haste and fearful of losing the
post. My kind love attends you both, and
I am Dear Brother
affect^ly yours
B. Johnson

[f.38]

George w^m Johnson Esq^r
Wytham Hill
Stamford
Lincolnshire